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POLICE

Pitching To End Poverty

SUV burglars take a backrow seat to no one 4 COMMUNITY What’s next in Curtis Park natatorium kerfuffle? 14

KERSHAW’S CHALLENGE BRINGS HOPE TO CHILDREN WORLDWIDE 16

E D U C AT I O N Hockadaisies can expand scientific horizons 1C SPORTS Wrestling champ gets rush from football 11C BUSINESS

SMU grad makes it stylish to stay dry 8

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HPISD showcases 100 years of Scot pride 6C

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It’s a great time to live in Dallas! We are growing by leaps and bounds with unprecedented opportunities to start or cultivate a business or organization.

In this issue we have features on new startups, a new science center, and milestone celebrations. In our Business section, former SMU student Kevin Lavelle started Mizzen + Main, a line of men’s dress shirts with moisture-wicking technology. Given the humidity here in Dallas, this is a sure hit. Two Sisters Catering is celebrating 25 years of business. It’s still a great place to pick up a prepared meal for dinner or order in for a business lunch.

In our Education section, we have a feature on Hockaday’s new state-of-theart new science center complete with a planetarium. Now that’s sure to advance the number of young women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. Also in this issue we have coverage of the Highland Park ISD Centennial celebration. What a proud moment for our community.

We aren’t the only ones that think Dallas is a great place to live. I recently attended the Dallas Regional Chamber Women’s Business Conference, and Dale Petroskey, president and CEO of the chamber, stated that 1,000 new residents are relocating to the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area each week.

That’s evidenced by the more frequent traffic jams we all get caught up in.

I have an easy commute from my home to downtown Dallas, but nevertheless I get annoyed that others have discovered “my” route on Turtle Creek, which was once a best-kept secret. I do welcome all the newcomers and growth — after all, I’m a transplant, too. But I worry that our

infrastructure is not up to par.

Our streets are a patchwork of tar and gravel and potholes. More disconcerting are our water and wastewater systems.

According to a recent article in The Dallas Morning News, many of our water and wastewater lines are 60 and 70 years old.

Dallas Water Utilities serves more than 2.2 million people. “It’s a pretty big system, and it is a lot of water,” said Jody Puckett, director of Dallas Water Utilities. The closer to the city’s center a neighborhood is, the older its water lines.

The city has a replacement plan in place with this year’s budget between $100 and $120 million for water and wastewater main replacements. Let’s hope that’s enough to keep pace with the thousands of folks converging here.

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POLICE SKU LD U GGE RY of the M O N T H CLO S E TO T HE V E ST On the afternoon of Oct. 8, a shoplifter stole a mink, leather, and cashmere vest, valued at $13,975, from Loro Piana at Highland Park Village.

Surveillance cameras captured footage of a woman browsing through clothing, and trying on boots and capes. When an employee was distracted, she hid the vest underneath her skirt, and later paid cash for a $50 bar of soap before leaving the store.

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High Resale Values Prompt SUV Burglars to Take a Seat

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pparently third-row seats from SUVs fetch a pretty penny online, or from scrap yards or pawn shops.

The Park Cities have been a hotbed for such backseat thefts before, and it appears we’re in the midst of another string of burglaries, with more than a dozen in the first half of October alone.

It seems that by far, the most targeted vehicles for by larcenists in the seat trade are GMC Yukons, as evidenced by overnight break-ins on Oct. 6 in the 4600 block of Livingston, Oct. 10 in the 4500 block of Southern, Oct. 12 in the 4300 block of Amherst (that thief swiped $1,500 in golf clubs as well), and Oct. 14 in the 4500 block of Lorraine

TODD JORGENSON (along with $1,300 worth of lacrosse equipment).

One particularly unlucky episode happened in the 3500 block of St. Johns Drive on Oct. 16, when one homeowner reported thefts of third-row seats from a Yukon and two Cadillac Escalades.

There are special locks and other devices available these days to deter and prevent such acts. That necessity is unfortunate, but might be a wise investment right about now.

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N O TA B L E I N C I D E N T S H I G H L A N D PA R K October 4 At 7:10 a.m., an officer noticed a suspicious black Chevrolet sedan blocking an alley in the 3500 block of Harvard Avenue with two boxes on its roof. As the officer approached, the driver sped off, and the boxes fell off the car. The ensuing chase covered Lindenwood, Auburndale, Abbott, and Knox before the perpetrator turned south on North Central Expressway, eventually reaching more than 100 mph before the officer lost sight.

The two boxes contained windows stolen from a construction site in the 3500 block of Lindenwood Avenue, which were not damaged.

October 12 At 10:43 p.m., police shut

down a party at an apartment complex in the 4200 block of Lomo Alto Drive where several teenagers were being loud and climbing over the back fence.

One of them told officers that the party included about 20 underage drinkers, most of which fled the scene. Police issued citations to five of them, who were later released to their parents.

October 15 At 2:34 p.m., a shoplifter stole a $1,050 Ciggy suede clutch and a $450 pair of Eyestelle sunglasses from the Jimmy Choo store at Highland Park Village. Surveillance footage showed the female suspect put the items in her purse when employees weren’t looking before she fled in a white Lexus SUV.

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Damage caused by the driver of a white 2012 Cadillac Escalade who was texting while driving in the 4200 block of Lakeside Avenue on Sept.

25 when she hit a tree and a brick wall.

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U N I V E R S I T Y PA R K October 1 Between 5 p.m. on Sept.

30 and 8:45 a.m. on Oct. 1, a thief stole $1,400 worth of golf clubs from an unlocked attached garage in the 4000 block of Amherst Street.

October 3 Between 5:20 p.m. on Oct. 2 and 9 a.m. on Oct. 3, a thief stole a $400 Kenneth Cole bag from a sidewalk at The Plaza at Preston Center containing six pairs of scissors valued at $3,000, a $900 pair of prescription glasses, an $800 iPad, and various personal and business checks. The owner left the bag outside his workplace and realized it was missing upon his return.

October 7 Between 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 6

and 7:56 a.m. on Oct. 7, a thief stole a gray 2009 Mercedes C1550, valued at $20,000, from the 2800 block of Daniel Avenue. Stolen items inside the car included $2,200 worth of golf clubs, a $200 iPad, a $200 pair of Persol sunglasses, and a $100 Prada bag.

October 9 Between Oct. 4 and Oct. 9, a thief stole a $5,000 Remington rifle and an $800 Browning shotgun from an unlocked copper 2000 Toyota station wagon in the 4400 block of Larchmont Avenue.

October 14 At 9:56 a.m., an employee at St. Christopher’s Montessori School reported the theft of a 32-inch Toshiba television, valued at $325, on Oct. 12.

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BUSINESS Hotel Lumen Gives New Life To Restaurant

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Michael Ehlert is the brains behind the new Front Room Tavern at Hotel Lumen.

The restaurant recently received an update on every front, from a new chef, to a new look, a new menu, and even a new name (it was previously The Front Room).

Ehlert acknowledges that working at a hotel restaurant puts him at a disadvantage, but he Michael hopes Front Room Tavern Ehlert will connect with those in the surrounding Snider Plaza and SMU neighborhoods as well as hotel guests.

The restaurant debuted in September and has been busy since. Ehlert came up with the menu, and said he wanted to find and choose foods that people understand and are approachable, but are anything but boring. They are familiar dishes with a bit of a twist. “‘Make it nice’ is sort of our mantra in the kitchen,” Ehlert said.

The menu has some cheaper snacks and appetizers, as well as a procured selection of wines and entrees, giving guests the ability to stop in for a quick bite or sit and linger while they eat a few courses. He hopes guests will find something that appeals to their adventurous side, but there are some more common options as well.

“One thing I’ve learned about Dallas, is it’s a burger town,” Ehlert said. “What I’ve also learned is rather than resist it, it’s better to do a version that you can be happy with and just put it out there.”

Ehlert’s culinary career began as a simple way to make money in college, but as time went on, his skills improved.

After working at a few restaurants, he trained at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., and graduated at the head of his class. He has worked at many well-known restaurants under experienced chefs, including “Top Chef ” winner Hosea Rosenberg. In Dallas, he has worked as the executive chef at Campo and Hibiscus prior to Front Room Tavern.

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Special Contributor It only takes one Friday night of watching the hit television series “Shark Tank” to realize there are a lot of people out there hoping to stumble upon the next million-dollar idea.

SMU alumnus Kevin Lavelle actually did it.

What’s more, he has a newly acquired $1.2 million investment to prove it, and he didn’t even have to fly to an ABC studio in Los Angeles to get it. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s go back to the beginning — we’d call it “the drawing board,” but that’s not exactly how menswear brand Mizzen + Main’s founder-without-a-design-background got started.

“I watched a guy run into a building absolutely soaked in sweat, and he looked terrible,” said Lavelle, recalling a summer internship in Washington D.C. “I thought, ‘Why has no one added performance fabrics to the lineup of men’s dress shirts?’ ” It was a potentially groundbreaking question, at least in terms of the fashion world. The only problem? Lavelle wasn’t quite ready to answer it.

At the time, he was studying engineering management and had zero background in the fashion industry — meaning that while he worked in Abu Dhabi and Dubai for a few years after graduation, his idea gained more shelf space than his product.

When he came back to the U.S. and

Mizzen + Main co-founder Kevin Lavelle started working for the Hunt family, however, things finally changed.

“This idea just kept nagging me, and I decided, ‘I have to give this a shot.’ I spent about a year in product development just learning the fabrics, the textile industry, what it means to make a shirt — I actually learned how to sew,” said Lavelle, who is the CEO of Mizzen + Main and shares the title of co-founder with partners Web Smith and Steven DeWitt.

While he can technically sew his own shirts thanks to his tutelage under a local seamstress, Lavelle is well past the point of needing to.

Mizzen + Main consisted of two

white dress shirts made from moisture-wicking performance material in the summer of 2012. More than 5,000 carefully considered fabric swatches later, “we have about 15 dress shirts, six Henleys, [and] we just released our blazer and our denim as well,” Lavelle said.

The Mizzen + Main founder is now seeking to increase his marketing, host additional trunk shows in the locker rooms of professional athletes, and grow his product line thanks to an investor line-up that includes Hunter Hunt, Bobby Lyle, and Chris Kleinert.

Also in the mix: lead investor David Schottenstein, who founded menswear line Astor and Black before selling the company for more than 40 million in 2011.

“What these guys are doing is a total game changer. They are completely revolutionizing men’s shirts, and are doing to menswear what Tesla has done to the automobile,” said Schottenstein, who enjoys wearing Mizzen + Main’s blue gingham spread collar around his stomping grounds in Bal Harbour, Fla. “They are making slim-fit clothing so comfortable that you literally could play a full game of basketball in them.”

Speaking of game changers, Lavelle is one — at least according to a list of movers-and-shakers recently compiled

by Men’s Fitness.

“To be nominated as a Game Changer is really an incredible opportunity.

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BUS I N E S S CONTINUED FROM 8 They picked a lot of phenomenal people in a variety of industries,” said Lavelle, who is in good company on the 2014 list alongside famous names like Tim Howard and Pharrell Williams.

In other words, Lavelle can check off the “Gain national attention for Mizzen + Main” item on his to-do list.

Thanks to a new man cavelike showroom in the Dallas Design District (it has its own bar), it sounds like he’ll soon have his hometown on lockdown, too.

“It feels like we’re really starting to get some more traction within the Dallas community itself,” Lavelle said. “We’re excited to have our own space and be more of a fixture when it comes to great startups and companies that are doing great things here in Dallas.”

No swimming with the “Sharks” required.

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Catering Company Celebrates Anniversary

By Meredith Carey

Special Contributor For Connie Chantilis and chef Jonathan Stirnweis, catering Dallas parties, weddings, and meetings of all sizes has been smooth sailing.

In the last 25 years, Two Sisters Catering has grown to be one of the most recognized and praised caterers in the city, and that success revolves around one thing: chemistry.

“We feel the same way about so many things, about how you do business, about how you treat people, about how you treat the customers,” Stirnweis said.

It’s that integrity that flows into the food Two Sisters serves and the seamlessness of their events, Chantilis said.

The company, which was founded in 1989, started in the kitchen of Chantilis’ duplex near Snider Plaza and primarily served boxed lunches to area hair salons.

Her original business partner was her sister, Rosanne Beck — hence the name.

(Beck has since started her own invitation-and-gifts company.)

By the power of word of mouth, Two Sisters grew too large to remain in her home and moved into a storefront, a huge step for Chantilis.

“Once the kitchen was operating every single day, we were able to keep a great staff all the time,” she said. “The storefront has allowed the chef a kind of playground.”

Eventually, their client list grew to include some heavy hitters: Allie Beth Allman, St. Mark’s School of Texas, President George W. Bush, and SMU.

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Two Sisters opened with Connie and her sister, Rosanne, before Jonathan’s entrance.

Today, Two Sisters still caters to the wants and needs of clients, but they also have two takeout locations — opened in 1995 — on Monticello Avenue and Gaston Avenue.

Each morning, Stirnweis heads to the farmers’ market, where Two Sisters shops for fresh and organic ingredients to inspire the day’s offerings.

While the to-go menu has plenty of customer favorites and staples, like dill chicken salad and deli sandwiches, new additions are added each day.

As the catering company has grown and morphed, both Chantilis and Stirnweis are adamant that the attention to detail that made Two Sisters’ events and food so per-

sonal remains.

“We don’t have a package. We don’t have a corporate package, we don’t have a wedding package,” Stirnweis said. “What do you want? We can do anything and we do it all.”

Two Sisters serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and hors d’oeuvres at events across the city daily, each customized to the clients’ liking after a variety of tastings and meetings. For some clients, who have been with Chantilis since the catering company’s inception, she and Two Sisters have become like family.

“For some, we walk in and it’s like, yeah, I know where your salt and pepper is,” she said. “Clients can be guests at their own parties.”

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FOURTH GENERATION BANKER NAMED VERITEX BANK VP

Preston Hollow resident Jennifer Sampson, the president and CEO of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, helped kick off the organization’s annual “Live United Day” campaign on Oct. 1. More than 1,500 volunteers (1,200 of those from Plano-based PepsiCo/Frito-Lay) logged a total of 5,000 hours of good works.

United Way is in its last year of a fiveyear effort to raise $313 million for the community.

Sampson joined Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Frito-Lay North America president and CEO Tom Greco — who is acting as United Way’s 2014 local campaign chair — for a rally at Victory Plaza.

Park Cities resident Paige Nash has joined Veritex Bank as a senior vice president and business development officer.

Nash is a fourth-generation banker with more than 15 years of industry experience. The University of Texas graduate previously worked at Dallas National Bank, which was purchased by American National Bank in 2008.

BURGER JOINT HOSTS FALL FEST TO HONOR ANNIVERSARY Gazeebo Burgers, Ray Heydari’s flagship eatery at Preston Royal Southwest, celebrated its 25th anniversary on Oct. 18 — fittingly enough, with a party.

The restaurant held a fall festival featuring music from the April 1st Band, consisting entirely of doctors and led by Dr. Bob Schwab, the head of physicians at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen. In addition to music and food — including free cake, ice cream, and pie — the event also featured a patriotic theme.

CASA PRESIDENT RECEIVES LEADERSHIP AWARD Dallas CASA president and executive director Kathleen LaValle has been honored with the Athena Award from the Dallas Regional Chamber.

LaValle previously was a partner at Jackson Walker prior to her transition to a full-time role with Dallas CASA. She had served on the CASA board of directors for more than a decade.

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COMMUNITY Will HPISD Natatorium Idea Sink or Swim?

By Todd Jorgenson

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People Newspapers University Park residents have a history of joining forces for a common cause affecting their city, from a presidential library to a YMCA to a vacant bank building.

Their latest example of grassroots activism concerns a proposed natatorium at Curtis Park, which would be a joint effort between the city and Highland Park ISD and built adjacent to the existing outdoor Holmes Aquatic Center.

The controversy has grown since the idea was proposed earlier this year. The city subsequently hired an outside firm to conduct a feasibility study, the results of which are due back in December.

But residents haven’t waited that long, garnering almost 1,500 signatures on an online petition and distributing more than 200 yard signs through a group known as Save Curtis Park.

Members of the group donned stickers and packed the UP council chambers in late September for a public forum to express concerns about parking, costs, government processes, the environment, and traffic along an already congested stretch of Lovers Lane.

“Park space is really important to people. We need to hold these places sacred,” said Ann Burns, who has three children in HPISD schools. “It’s noble of the city to want to help the district, but perhaps this is not the best vehicle to do it.”

The pushback appears to be

Here are three alternatives Highland Park ISD could consider in its natatorium quandary: n HPISD could partner with University Park at a different park or other site owned by the city. n The district could partner with another entity for use of its natatorium, such as the soon-to-be-remodeled Park Cities YMCA. n HPISD could build a natatorium on land it already owns near the high school, such as the Seay Tennis Center.

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working, to some degree. The city and HPISD said in October they plan to look at other sites in addition to Curtis Park. But as with most major projects, available land in the Park Cities is scarce.

“All the options are on the table,” said UP city manager Robbie Corder. “This is still at a very early concept stage. The council is going to take a very measured approach to it.”

The school district wants to tear down its existing natatorium in favor of additional classroom space to alleviate overcrowding at Highland Park High School.

It’s an idea that will likely be included in a bond package for local voters next spring. To do that,

they need to finalize their proposal by January at the latest.

“There’s a finite timeline in front of us,” said HPISD Superintendent Dawson Orr. “Relocating the natatorium directly affects the ability to provide classroom space at the high school.”

But finding a new home for the school’s highly successful swim team isn’t quite so easy.

With the Curtis Park concept losing steam, HPISD officials could be forced to scramble, at least temporarily.

If the district can’t find an alternative building site, it could study a partnership with the Park Cities YMCA — with which preliminary discussions have already begun — or even

SMU. Another option might be building a new natatorium on land HPISD already owns, but that might require a shuffling of other priorities.

Orr said the district probably won’t purchase land to build a natatorium on its own. Nor will it look for sites or partners outside of the district boundaries.

“We were always about exploring a concept and determining whether it made sense for the city and the school district to partner. The idea of a partnership makes complete sense,” Orr said. “Our intent is to look for options. Input is going to be important about any site that we choose.

Curtis Park is one location under consideration.”

Corder said a natatorium, which would be paid for through HPISD bond funds and operated by the city, would allow UP to have year-round aquatics programs it currently cannot offer with an outdoor pool.

The city won’t take any further action until it sees the results of the feasibility study by Colorado-based Ballard King and Associates. In the meantime, Corder said UP has tried to disseminate information to the residents and maintain transparency about the process.

“I’m not surprised at all with the feedback,” he said. “The city shares a lot of the same concerns about traffic and security and the loss of open green space.”

HPHS Graduate Finds Gospel Roots in Secular Sound Sandifer still likes roles as artist, mentor

By Paige Skinner

Special Contributor When Phillip Sandifer was in middle school, he wrote his first song.

It was a song of encouragement to a friend, he said, with its first line, “Missed your rainbow, that’s OK.”

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Sandifer writes and produces contemporary Christian music.

While he said a college roommate later teased him about that line, it was just the first of several. A Highland Park High School graduate, Sandifer is a successful contemporary Christian writer and producer.

But it was the more secular music that inspired him, he said. He grew up listening to the Beatles, Eagles, Rolling Stones, and even his mother. She would watch a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and then play the songs by ear on the piano right afterward.

The music stayed with Sandifer throughout his life. In

1981, during college, Sandifer saved up enough money to record and make his first album, “Never Steal The Show.”

While he had previously played around campus, it wasn’t until the album that he began booking a steady amount of gigs.

“My album kind of became my calling card,” he said. “People would have say, ‘Yeah, we’ll take a risk and have you come in and play for us.’ And that was kind of how it got going.”

Staying inspired by his earlier influences, “Never Steal The Show” wasn’t just contemporary Christian music.

“It was all over the map in terms of themes of the songs,” he said.

After creating that album, Sandifer took over the company Urgent Records. It was his godfather, who was also a lawyer, who advised him to do so.

“He advised me to do everything I can to hold onto the disposition of my music,” Sandifer said. “He said, ‘Don’t ever let somebody else own your music because in your later years, you will have no control over the copyrights or the master tapes

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Those words stuck with Sandifer and now he is still in control of the record company that features several artists.

Since Sandifer’s first album, he has released numerous faith-based albums but said he finds that limits him — putting him in a genre-specific box.

“Writing wasn’t as enjoyable because the themes had become limited,” he said.

“It’s only been recently that I said I want to get back to writing about things I love, and of course my faith is a part of it, but not all of it. There are more things to write about.”

Sandifer said he can find himself nearly anywhere — the car, a boring meeting — and get the urge to write.

But it’s serving as a mentor that Sandifer enjoys most. He’s the father of four children and said he has a special songwriting relationship with his daughter Hope. He’s also the worship and arts director at a church in Kansas, something that allows him to work behind the scenes and help up-and-coming artists, like he was at one point.

“I got hired to do what I kind of did with my record company with a church,” he said. “So I lead artists, I mentor art-

ists, and I encourage them to pursue their art in church. It’s a little bit different than just being a worship leader.

My goal is actually to not be the worship leader. My goal is to kind of lead other people to do that and let me be the person who is their encouraging, mentoring-type person.”

He said he hopes to continue doing that.

“I’m a real happy camper if I’m able to continue to pursue mentoring music artists and writers and church leaders and also write music for artists in all sorts of genres,” he said. “So professionally, that’s what I hope is ahead of me.”

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to be part of the most awarded not-for-profit health care system in Texas It’s no secret that Ellen and Clayton Kershaw found love early in life. But finding out how they could give back to be part of the most awarded not-for-profit health care system in Texas took a little more digging. to be the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth to be the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth “When we were in high school, we both were chasing after these two dreams,” Ellen said. “Clayton had his hopes set on playing baseball, and I was to all our people whose compassionate care made this possible growing in this dream that I needed to go to Africa.” to all our people whose compassionate care made this possible U.S. News & World Report examines hospitals their annual report.

“Best Hospitals” After report. graduating from Highland Park News &examines World Report examines hospitals U.S. NewsU.S. & World Report hospitals for their annualfor “Best Hospitals” We’re proud tothat announce thatBaylor for 2014-15 Baylor University Center at High Dallas was We’re proud for 2014-15 Medical Center atMedical Dallas was School in 2006, Clayton joined the forto announce their annual “BestUniversity Hospitals” report. the #1 ranked hospital inWorth Dallas/Fort andrecognized was nationally recognized forLos excellence the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort and wasWorth nationally for excellence Angeles Dodgers and Ellen went off We’re proudDiabetes to announce for 2014-15 in six specialties, including: & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, in six specialties, including: Diabetes &that Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI toSurgery, college. But she traveled to Africa not Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonology.

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Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas also received Performing” recognition inrecognition six specialties:inCancer, Cardiology & Heart also“High received “High Performing” six specialties: Cancer, Cardiology &“Clayton Heart was hearing all about my Afto ranked hospitalhospital in Dallas/Fort wasbe the the#1#1 ranked in Worth Dallas/ rican experiences and these kids I had to be the #1 ranked hospital Dallas/Fort Worth re-earn this reputationinevery day, with every patient. re-earn this reputation everywas day, with every patient. recognized Fort Worth and nationally fallen in love with,” she said.

One little girl in particular, Hope, infor excellence in six specialties, including: Diabetes & spired the founding of Kershaw’s ChalGastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, For a Endocrinology, physician referral or for more information, lenge. She was HIV-positive and an For a physicianor referral or foratmore information, call 1.800.4BAYLOR visit us online orphan in need of basic, survival neNeurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonology. Baylor call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit us online at BaylorHealth.com/Dallas. cessities, U.S. News & World Report examines hospitals for their annual “Best Hospitals” report. but she and Ellen became fast U.S. also News received & World Report examines hospitals for their annual “Best in Hospitals” report.

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“She came back different — not in per3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX Cancer, Cardiology &the Heart Surgery, Nose &Worth Throat, Geriatrics, #175246 ranked hospitalEar, in Dallas/Fort and was nationally recognized for excellence the #1 ranked hospital in Dallas/Fort Worth and was nationally recognized for excellence sonality See USNews.com/BestHospitals for complete listings. in six specialties, including: Diabetes & Endocrinology, & GI Surgery,— but you could tell she was very Now part of Baylor ScottGastroenterology & White Health Gynecology andincluding: Urology.

And we realize,Gastroenterology we have to re-earn in six specialties, Diabetes & Endocrinology, & GI Surgery, this affected by what she saw,” Clayton said.

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Baylor Dallas Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Pulmonology. Baylor Dallas Now part of Baylor Scott & White Healththe passion in her heart that “It&instilled reputation every day, with every“High patient. also received Performing” recognition in six specialties: Cancer, Cardiology Heart also received “High Performing” recognition in six specialties: Cancer, Cardiology & Heart she was doing the right thing.”

After the couple married in 2010, this reputation this reputation everyre-earn patient. every day, with every patient.

For re-earn a physician referral day, or with for every more information, call 1.800.4BAYLOR or Clayton accompanied Ellen to Africa for the first time. That’s when it hit them visit us online at BaylorHealth.com/Dallas. that their passions and talents could be combined for the greater good.

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Now part of Baylor Scott & White Health “You’re not going to get to play baseNow part of Baylor Scott & White Health ball your whole life, so you try to make Physicians are members of the medical staff at one of Baylor Scott & White Health’s subsidiary, community or affiliated medical centers and are neither employees something last off the field,” Clayton said. nor agents of those medical centers, Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas or Baylor Scott & White Health. ©2014 Baylor Scott & White Health BUMCD_900_2014 49 CE 09.14 “For me to get to be a part of that makes baseball mean a little bit more, and that’s

Kershaw also funds domestic projects.

S AV E T H E D AT E WHEN: 7: 30 p.m., Nov. 6 WHERE: The Rustic WHO: Clay Walker, Emerald Blue WHAT: Benefiting Mercy Street and the Arise Home

what it’s all about.”

Kershaw’s Challenge teamed up with Arise Africa to build the Arise Home in Zambia, but it also teams up with Mercy Street in Dallas and the Dream Center in Los Angeles to make sure aid is sought at home, too.

A fundraiser called Kershaw’s Challenge Live will take place at The Rustic at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 6.

“Dallas is home base for the Kershaws and it’s home base for Kershaw’s Challenge,” executive director (and sister to Ellen) Ann Higginbottom said. “We want to give our community the opportunity to give back in a meaningful way.”

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Republican and Far North Dallas resident Ron Natinsky faces Democratic incumbent Clay Jenkins in the race for county judge.

Natinsky is a Hillcrest High School graduate and a former city councilman, where he served the city for six years.

Jenkins, a Park Cities resident and parent of HPISD students, has been in the spotlight for the past year due to his proposal to house undocumented children within Dallas County as well as his efforts to curtail Ebola in Dallas.

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A product of the Dallas public school system, Craig Watkins was first elected in 2006 as the first African-American district attorney in Texas. Watkins has faced criticism after using forfeiture funds to settle a car accident in 2013.

Susan Hawk is a former felony prosecutor and criminal court judge, and has tried more than 150 jury trials. She has served as a member of both the Republican and Democratic parties.

End of Road Nears in Election For State House Seat

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Momentum has been growing for a long time for the two remaining candidates after the Texas House District 108 seat, soon to be vacated by Rep. Dan Branch. For Leigh Bailey and Morgan Meyer, only a few days stand between them and election results. But it’s been a long road.

Republican Morgan Meyer defeated two other party hopefuls in the March and May primaries, first with small business owner Court Alley and then with investment businessman Chart Westcott, both of whom grew up in the Park Cities.

Meyer, a Lubbock native, attended SMU for his undergraduate degree and then Washington and Lee University for law school.

Now, as a lawyer at Bracewell & Guiliani — where former U.S. Senator and Meyer supporter Kay Bailey Hutchison also works — Meyer is hoping to build on his party base in order to secure victory.

“We certainly have a good, strong, Republican district, but it doesn’t mean anything if you don’t get out and vote,” Meyer said to supporters.

Since becoming the sole Republican candidate, Meyer launched a slew of fundraiser events, such as the Sept. 23 gathering held at Harlan Crow’s Preston Road library. Fellow Republican politicos Ron Natinsky, Don Huffines, and Dan Branch were

all in attendance.

“We absolutely have to turn out for our base,” Branch said.

“We’ve got to do well in Dallas County, and it really starts with these core precincts. The stage is set, and we just need to close the deal.”

But the Republican base knows that Battleground Texas, a statewide effort to “turn the state blue,” has also been building in Dallas.

As evidence of that momentum, Leigh Bailey proved herself

the standout candidate for the Democratic Party in a predominately Republican district.

“People in the Park Cities know me — they know who I am,” Bailey said. “A lot of people tell me that I’m the first Democrat they’re going to vote for.”

Bailey grew up in Dallas and attended The Hockaday School and SMU for her undergraduate and law degrees. She also met her husband at SMU, and the couple now has two children.

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“Thank goodness it was my second [child] because with my first one, I was reading everything on the Internet,” Bailey said. “This time, I’m like, ‘he’ll be fine.’”

Other than being a busy mother, Bailey is also known in the community for her significant community efforts. She has volunteered with numerous charitable organizations, from Junior League to the Cattle Baron’s Ball.

“Pretty much any nonprofit — you name it, I’ve probably done something for it,” Bailey said.

But she hopes to take her leadership skills into the political sphere by focusing on women’s needs.

“I want to be the representative who stands up for women,” Bailey said. “I’m going to fight for fair pay and I’m going to fight for women’s access to basic healthcare.”

In terms of contributions, Meyer’s campaign raised $182,000 from July 1 to Sept.

25, while Bailey’s camp raised $97,000 during that same time frame.

But even with campaign-finance figures, the final results won’t be known until Nov. 4. For both candidates, though, the experience of running isn’t something that can be tallied.

“The best part of this whole experience is all the people that you meet,” Bailey said. “I’ve met such incredible people that I don’t know if I would have met them otherwise.”

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Festival Honors Big-Screen Military Heroism Former SEAL shows films to raise funds

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Ryan “Birdman” Parrott experienced the horrors of war while serving in the Navy SEALS for eight years. In 2005, he was injured when his vehicle was engulfed in flames after hitting a roadside bomb in Iraq.

But what Parrott saw after returning to the United States prompted him to start Sons of the Flag, a Dallas-based organization that helps find treatment for military burn victims as a way of helping out his fellow soldiers.

“I saw a lot of tragedy and a lot of heroics,” Parrott said.

“Brotherhood is the most important thing you have in the service.”

As part of its fundraising effort, Sons of the Flag is holding the inaugural Stars and Stripes Film Festival on Nov. 6-9 at the Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station.

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After leaving the service, Parrott met a retired Army captain who was severely wounded in Iraq and had more than three dozen surgeries. That’s when he learned how underserved burn victims are by the medical community.

“As Americans we can do a lot better. I was very upset by that,” he said. “I wanted to start something and I asked him to join me.”

So he started the nonprofit organization in 2012 with the help of various local investors. Parrott seeks to stage unique events to raise funds and awareness for the cause, which is where the film festival comes into play. The event is being chaired by Park Cities philanthropists Lynn and Allan McBee. The four-day festival will include 13 screenings of a wide variety of films both old and re-

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“I wanted to do something that was supportive of his organization and their efforts,” said festival programmer James Faust, artistic director of the Dallas Film Society. “We made the decision to show movies that were about our soldiers, and we wanted to cover as many divisions of armed forces and armed services folks as we could.”

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People Newspapers Home tours abound when the holidays come ringing.

Luckily, with so many choices comes the chance to see a wide array of architecture and design styles. There are even a few with a cause.

The New Friends New Life tour — which will feature four homes on Beverly Drive, Windsor Lane, Southwestern Boulevard, and Lakeside Drive — takes place on Nov. 23 and features something more than just good looks: proceeds go to the namesake organization, which helps to empower trafficked girls and sexually-exploited women.

“The lives of women and children are transformed and families are restored because of the community support,” executive director and honorary chair Katie Pedigo said.

Corporate and family sponsors include a few notable names, including Allie Beth Allman, Ashlee and Chris Kleinert, and Gail and Gerald Turner.

Homes for the 15th annual tour were announced at a party on Sept. 18. Highlights include a “floating” staircase and an outdoor mural.

“We are so pleased to provide a glimpse into four beautiful homes for an afternoon all while raising awareness of New Friends New Life and their mission,” event chair Brooke Kilburn said.

Keeping with the charitable yet chic theme is the Dallas Woman’s Forum “One Enchanted Christmas” tour of the Alexander Mansion. The home, built in 1904, will be open for firstfloor tours Dec. 4-7, and will also include shopping and treats in the upstairs boutique, bistro, and bake shop.

“This has become a wonderful holiday tradition for Dallas families and visitors,” Dallas Woman’s Forum president Sally Molinari said.

Then from Dec. 11-14 and Dec. 17-20, the mansion will host a “European Tea.” Proceeds of the tour benefit the preservation of the mansion as well as Woman’s Forum charities: Landauer Child Care Group Center, Alley’s House, and the Birdie Alexander School.

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features, cabana, and additional yard for playing this home offers a true haven. Listed by Jonathan Rosen for $1,999,000.

3212 Stanford Avenue Built in 1998, this beautiful home is set in the heart of University Park. Step into a stunning entry framed by classic formals with exquisite moldings and hardwood floors throughout the first floor which includes an elegant family room that opens to the breakfast room and kitchen. Listed by Jan Baldwin for $1,499,000.

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tute of Architects tour of homes will showcase two Park Cities gems on Arcady Avenue and Colgate Avenue.

The Arcady house is the first home in Highland Park to be slated for LEED platinum certification — its status is still pending.

The stone, stucco, and glass façade is just one element that is both aesthetic and “green.”

As for the Colgate home, the family wanted to go for an open feel that would echo their love of the outdoors.

“It doesn’t look like a typical Highland Park home,” event cochair Jennifer Workman said.

But whether these homes help give back to the environment or the community, the organizers prove there’s more to a home tour than good looks.

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ovember might be the prettiest month in Dallas.

The intensity of the sunlight glazes the elms, oaks, and pecans to a riot of color; the berries on foliage, the crispness of the air enlivens even the most lethargic of souls.

It’s perfect for sporting events, barbeques and if you’re a kid, for playing outside. Unless, of course, the thought police live in your neighborhood, as they did on Kari Anne Roy’s quiet family street in an upscale part of Austin.

It seems that this mother of three had, like most good moms, sent her kids outdoors to play within her boundaries — which included a nearby park within eyesight of the window where she sat sorting through mail after returning home from a vacation … with her husband and kids. A close family. She writes children’s books. Her middle daughter came home to bring back the dog, leaving her 6-yearold son still playing, which she allows, just as I did my own three kids when we lived in Highland Park West.

The entire block stayed outside with the occasional mom peering out. I walked, at age 5, three blocks to school by myself. Apparently Mrs. Roy is not, mercifully, one of those helicopter mothers who has her children on a short leash, the kind who practically have their kids wear crash helmets in the bath-

tub.

She was surprised by her doorbell ringing, since everyone uses the back door and it wasn’t time for the UPS truck on her street, as she knows her street’s rhythms. It was an unfamiliar older neighbor, with her scared son in tow, announcing she was “returning” him since he was playing unsupervised. Rather than be confrontational or rude to this condescending woman, she sent her son to play indoors and shrugged the incident off with something like a wan smile and resumed her busy day.

Now you could argue if this woman could grab her son without her seeing it, so could a sex offender. Point made. But Mrs. Roy is trying to raise her children responsibly without the heightened state of alert that has seized so much of society. You could also argue that any kid in a park with an adult can still get grabbed as most adults have their faces in their cell phones. The mother knew her kids, knew the street, knew her rules. What she did not know was this woman. Sadly she didn’t spend a few minutes clearing the air.

So none of this would be an event except that this overly concerned adult then called the police and Child Protective Services, who then for weeks interrogated every member of the

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Former UP Mayor Leaves Civic Legacy Former University Park mayor and longtime civic leader James “Blackie” Holmes died this week following recent heart surgery. He was 79.

Holmes served as University Park mayor for three terms from 2004 to 2010.

Previously, he was elected to four terms on the city council and spent several years on the city’s Board of Adjustment and Planning and Zoning Commission.

The city renovated City Hall and several parks during his mayoral tenure, including the swimming pool at Curtis Park, where he once worked as a life-

guard.

The pool was renamed in his honor in 2010.

Holmes graduated from Highland Park High School and SMU, where he also received a law degree prior to a career as an attorney that spanned several decades.

He received a Distinguished Alumni Award from SMU in 2012. Holmes is survived by his wife, Judy; sons Jimmy, Randell, and Tucker; daughters-inlaw Lori, Anne, and Susan; and grandchildren Randell, Lane, and Dickinson.

His funeral was Oct. 20.

Group Gives 50K to Fund Scholarships The Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society recently donated $50,000 to

the Highland Park Education Foundation.

The donation completes an endowment it began last year.

The endowment will be used to fund annual scholarships for HPISD students.

PCHPS raised the money for the endowment through its annual Historic Home Tour each spring and a Distinguished Speaker luncheon series that began in 2012.

The scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior at Highland Park High School who plans to study architecture, history, or another field related to historical preservation. The student’s intended study must also be in line with the mission of PCHPS. — From staff reports

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assed away September 21, 2014, at home suddenly at the age of 63. Buck was born in Dallas on Jan. 23, 1951 to Barbara Groves Paschall and Charles E. Paschall Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents, Barbara G. Paschall and Charles E. Paschall Sr., of Highland Park.

Buck graduated Highland Park High School and Texas Tech University where he earned a degree in business and lettered in football. He was a loyal member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity at Tech and enjoyed SAE and Tech events throughout his life. He was also a member of The Terpsichorean Club, Calyx Club, Brook Hollow Golf Club, Park City Club and Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Fla. He will always be remembered as a loving husband, brother, father, step-father, grandfather, and friend. Buck was larger than life to all who knew and loved him, he was gregarious, fun-loving, and al-

ways sported a contagious laugh and smile. Whether it was hunts on the ranch in South Texas, playing golf, sport fishing, boating, or horseracing, all who shared in his amazing life were forever touched by Buck’s big heart.

He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Mary Ann Paschall, who felt he was the greatest man she had ever known.

He was a loving, fun, and caring husband, step-father, father, and brother. His wife felt he loved his boat as much as he did her. He loved his grandchildren and felt his grandson, Jimmy, hung the moon. He is

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illiam Franklin Brown was born May 23, 1921 in Joplin, Missouri to Sallie Alexander Brown and Dr. William Wylie Franklin Brown.

Before Bill graduated Joplin High School his mother took him to look at colleges. She had a long time girl friend who had married and lived in Dallas. His mother’s friend insisted she and Bill come to Dallas, stay with her, and tour Southern Methodist University. Bill fell in love with Dallas and the school.

After graduating SMU he attended the University of Kansas Dental School, Kansas City, Mo. In 2003 he was inducted into the Joplin, Mo. Sports Hall of Fame for his championship basketball. He was a member of SMU Kappa Alpha Order.

Bill served as a dental officer in the Army, and was stationed in Japan for 3 years during World War II. One of his assignments was Sugamo prison where Japanese generals and warlords

were tried, convicted and sentenced for war crimes.

Upon his discharge from the army he returned to Dallas to begin his dental practice.

He officed in the Medical Arts Building and in Oak Cliff. After the Medical Arts Building was torn down he moved to the Preston Road and Forest Lane area and retired in 1993 after 47 years of private practice. He was a life member of the American Dental Association, Texas Dental Association, and Dallas County Dental Association.

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The family received friends for visitation at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home on Sept. 25 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Funeral services were held at noon on Friday, Sept. 26 at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home with graveside interment service immediately following at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Donations may be made to Sigma Alpha Epsilon at www.saetexastech.com/donate-to-chapter or The American Diabetes Association, 4100 Alpha Rd #100, Dallas, TX 75244-4399.

tice in the state of Missouri until the time he retired in 1993.

Bill was a member of Highland Park Presbyterian Church. He was a member for well over 57 years of the Dallas Country Club. He dearly loved to golf and to play cards. Unfortunately due to his health he had to quit golf. But nothing could or would keep him away for long from the 19th hole. He enjoyed the friendship of the membership.

Preceded in death by his parents and only sibling, Marjorie Brown Bunn, Doc Brown is survived by his son, Gary Randolph Brown and daughter Sandra Denise Brown, his wife Cheryl Jackson Brown and her son Carl Russell Hensch, his sister’s children: Judy Bunn Flickinger, Cindy Bunn Mates, Stephen Bunn, and their families, and his niece, Peggy Lubben Gould and her family.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Preston Hollow United Methodist Church. A reception followed at the Dallas Country Club. Memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

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It’s hard to imagine a more energetic, enthusiastic Goodwill Ambassador for Dallas than Carolina Rendon. This Colombian-born powerhouse began her career at a young age investing in luxury highrise condominiums around the city. That passion quickly turned into a profession, and she’s now earned a solid reputation as one of the most savvy luxury home and high-rise specialists in Dallas – particularly among foreign buyers relocating from all over the globe.

“Being bilingual has opened so many doors for me” notes Carolina. “I’ve had the privilege of working with all kinds of interesting and accomplished people – from diplomats to top executives of multinational firms.” Many of her clients come with cash and need to make a well-timed winning offer in this whitehot market, where properties often

sell before they hit the market. Carolina’s expertise in finding and negotiating the perfect property has made a huge difference for her clients – especially those with limited knowledge of our city.

Armed with a BA in Business and an MBA in Finance (both summa cum laude from Dallas Baptist University), Carolina is tapped into what she calls “the hottest market in the country.”

Her experience in the luxury condo and single-family market in the Park Cities and Preston Hollow have made her the “go-to” realtor for couples downsizing from larger homes and for families needing expert advice on schools and neighborhoods to find the perfect fit.

“I love working with people from all walks of life. Dallas is being transformed by so many different cultures into this amazing city – right now there’s nowhere else I’d rather be.”

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Everyone in the family was terrified, and there apparently is no recourse, as parents are guilty until proven innocent if anybody makes a report. This entire scenario inflamed a dinner party of baby boomers I hosted, since to a person when we grew up, we were all turned outside daily and told under no uncertain terms we could not come in the house until it was time for dinner. Ah, safer times the parents of this generation will tut-tut. Not necessarily.

I have been known to intercede myself as the grandmother of five that I am. The other day at NorthPark, coming out of a movie theater, I was nearly knocked down by three or four very well-dressed young shrieking kids about 6 or 7, running up the escalator as a throng of us was descending.

In my instinctive schoolmarm voice, I told them in no uncertain terms to turn around and descend quietly before they caused an accident. I glared at the father at the top of the escalator who was smirking while checking his cell phone. Clearly he was thinking that kids will be kids. Incident over. I did not call mall security.

If anything, we are way too involved in each other’s lives due to social media and technology. Mrs. Roy was a mother getting her kids away from iPads and iPods and TV, and her family was subjected to the Gestapo. What’s more, there is a critical lack of CPS people, and inner-city kids are constantly “falling through the cracks,” which I know because I have a family member who works for CASA. What a waste of resources this was! I know a pediatrician who had a patient bring in a toddler who fell down the stairs to his office rather than the ER because he knew somebody might call in Child Protective Services.

What is so very uncommon now is common sense.

I want Kari Anne Roy to name this neighbor so she can also experience a few knocks on her door from “well-meaning” strangers. Except I live in Dallas and not Austin. So I think to work off this anger I’ll just go outside … and take a walk in nature.

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St. Mark’s School of Texas St. Mark’s faculty and students participate in an annual clothing drive held by the St. Mark’s Community Service Board. This year’s effort offered the opportunity to donate new and gently used clothing and shoes to benefit the Salvation Army, Austin Street Center, St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store and Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support.

The Hockaday School Upper school students at Hockaday volunteer once a month at Promise House, a shelter for homeless and runaway teens, and hold an annual fundraiser.

During the fundraiser, local restaurants donate 20 percent of their profits. The week concludes with a dinner for the Promise House teens hosted by Hockaday students. Last year the program raised over $2,000.

University Park Elementary Like the professional Canstruction competition among architecture and design firms seen at the State Fair of Texas, University Park and Bradfield elementaries teamed up to create Canstruction, Jr. In this friendly competition, fourth-graders design and build sculptures made from canned goods.

After the sculptures are displayed, all the canned goods are donated to the North Texas Food Bank.

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(Clockwise) Projects such as the University Park Elementary Canstruction competition, the clothing drive at St. Mark’s School of Texas, a charity car wash at Highland Park High School and Promise House volunteers from The Hockaday School, take service from the classroom to the community.

Highland Park High School The HPHS Community Service Council coordinates several community projects each year. The council is sponsored by teachers Krista Brennan and Brad Sanders. A car wash benefits Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, an organization improving the lives of abused children. The annual turkey drive partners with the North Texas Food Bank, and two “Make a Difference” Days bring students together for additional service opportunities.

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3620 Princeton Avenue | $2,699,000 This exceptional 1925 Tudor on a large 80’x150’ landscaped lot has been updated and expanded for modern living while still maintaining the character and charm of yesteryear. The chef ’s kitchen is the heart of the home opening to a large center island and light-filled breakfast room that overlooks the landscaped backyard.

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NOVEMBER 2014 1B

S OCI ET Y C AT T L E B A R O N ’ S B A L L

Jennifer Judkins and Shannan Johnson

C H R I S M C G AT H E Y

Jeff and Daniella Bowling with Glora and Tim Barker Daryl Swanson and Marissa Chibli

Deborah Ferguson A boot-scootin’ good time was had by all at the annual Cattle Baron’s Ball on Oct. 18. In light of past events, the soiree was moved indoors to Gilley’s Dallas, but guests still had room to roam, from the silent and live auctions to the Kenny Chesney concert under the main tent. Patrons feasted on southern-style barbecue and even had the option to ride a small ferris wheel.

Tiffany Gregory and TJ DeNapoli

Kenny Chesney

Justin and Megan Steinbach

WEDDINGS

See which couples went down the aisle

10B

Jerry Mooty and Catherine Dolan

Traci McGuiness and Tina Rich

LIVING WELL

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NOVEMBER 2014 3B

S OC I ET Y S L I P P E R C LU B G A L A A N N O U N C E M E N T PA R T Y

FRIENDS OF THE CENTER FOR B R A I N H E A LT H L U N C H E O N

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Grant recipients Lee Ann Young, M.A., Bambi DeLaRosa, M.S., Nyaz Didehbani, Ph.D., and Lori Cook, Ph.D.

PHILLIP LINVILLE, HALEY DONALD, AND CARA MORRELL

Sarah Schoellkopf and Barbara Brice

Elizabeth Hoffman, Erica Lathrop, Tyler Svetich, Cara Morrell, Alex Bjornnes, Molly Myers, Kim Koelz, Heather Trumpfheller, Madeline Littrell, Susan Deasy Conway, Mallory Brito, and Haley Donald

Haley Donald and Phillip Linville

Derek Hannawald and Cara Morrell

Matt Ray and Molly Myers

The Slipper Club of Dallas convened at Trinity Groves on Sept. 18 to announce “A Bubbly Affair” as theme of the club’s 2015 gala. The gala is scheduled for Feb. 27 and will benefit Camp John Marc.

Anne Helbing and Whitney Grogan

Nancy Kerr, Kathleen Blair, and Melinda Emmons The Friends of BrainHealth group raised more than $302,000 this year and awarded four $25,000 research grants at its Scientist Selection Luncheon on Sept. 17 at the Dallas Country Club.

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The Lee Park Junior Conservancy hosted its Passport to Lee Park annual fall membership event at Goff Garden at Lee Park on Sept.

24. The group is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Arlington Hall this fall.

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6B NOVEMBER 2014

S O C IET Y PA R T N E R S C A R D S E L L E R S O I R E E

Shivangi Pokharel and Sue Bailey

Holiday Home Tour

Boutique — Bistro — Bake Sale December 4-7, 2014, 11:00am - 4:00 pm Adults $10 (advance) $12 (at the door) Children under 12 $5 Bistro $15 Reservations Required

Sophie LeBlanc and Wynne Cunningham

4607 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204 Proceeds benefit the Alexander Mansion, Landauer ChildCareGroup Center, Alley’s House and Birdie Alexander School

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Heather Street, Bob White, and Melissa Sherrill Martin

The Family Place, card sellers, retailers, friends, and sponsors celebrated another great year of Partners Card with a Card Seller Soirée on Sept. 10 at Pinto Ranch at NorthPark Center. Partners Card runs from Oct. 24 through Nov. 2.

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NOVEMBER 2014 7B

S OC I ET Y ARBORETUM CHILDREN’S GARDEN GALA

Betsy Hunt, Freda Huckin, Houston Hunt, Mary Brinegar, and Caroline L. Hunt

KRISTINA BOWMAN AND STEVE FOX ALL

Dr. Shelton Hopkins, Kaki Hopkins, and Betty the Bee with Mona & Bill Graue Hilary L. Roberts and Mary Huffines

Amy and Michael Meadows with Bob and Vera Thornton

Judy Gibbs and Sandra Estess

Brian Shivers, Earl the Educated Eagle, and Kay Bailey Hutchison

Myrna and Bob Schlegel Kevin, Howard, Rory, and Craig Meyers

Maria Conroy and Tom Smith

Chris and Rachel Trowbridge

Lisa Simmons, Madeline and Jim McClure, and Meri-Kay Star

Sue and Brett Ringle

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C O N N E C T I N G P O I N T O F PA R K C I T I E S G R A N D O P E N I N G

Connecting Point of Park Cities (CPPC) celebrated the grand opening of its new facility, located in Central Christian Church, on Sept. 14. CPPC is an allinclusive day program for adults with disabilities, and the new location offers a wide range of educational, social, and recreational services for adults with special needs.

JAN OSBORN

Bob Lancaster, Christina Murzin, Sarah Oliai, Nancy Himes, Janet Salazar, Kelly Schorr, Hollee Mills, Janie Hamner, JoAnn Ryan, and Jan Osborn

Hollee and Rick Mills

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10B NOVEMBER 2014

WEDDINGS KATE MCEVOY & WILLING RYAN

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atherine Grace McEvoy and Robert Willing Ryan III joined hands and hearts in holy matrimony on May 3, 2014 at the Cloister Garden in Sea Island, Ga. The Rev. Kevin D. Huddleston officiated their romantic ceremony. Guests followed a bagpiper, along the marsh to The Cloister where they enjoyed a cocktail party, followed by a seated dinner with dancing to The Atlanta Party Band. Kate and Willing danced their first dance to “Stand By Me.” The fabulous weekend began with a welcoming cocktail party by the sea, hosted by Mrs. Robert Willing Ryan Jr., with dinner and toasts at the Beach Club at The Cloister.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Patrick McEvoy Jr. of University Park. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Bennett L. Woolley Jr. and the late Mr. Bennett L. Woolley Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. A. Patrick McEvoy of University Park.

The groom is the son of Mrs. Robert Willing Ryan Jr. and the late Mr. Robert Willing Ryan Jr. of Preston Hollow. He is the grandson of the late Mr. Robert Willing Ryan Sr., the late Mrs. Francis Beall Ryan, the late Mr. Harold Virgil Johnson

Jr., and Mr. William Alvin Moncrief Jr., and the late Mrs. Deborah Beggs Moncrief, all of Fort Worth, Texas.

The bride was presented in marriage by her parents and escorted down the aisle by her father. For her wedding, Kate chose a bridal gown by designer, Carolina Herrera. The ivory silk Mikado gown featured a sweetheart neckline and topstitch details. Its waist was enhanced with Chantilly lace and included covered buttons down the zipper. The fluted silhouette of the gown flowed into a pleated, sweep-length train. Kate added a crystal and pearl medallion-styled belt to adorn the waist of the gown for the reception.

Assisting the bride as maids of honor were Christine Roberts Chaney and Catherine Mary Rozyczko. Bridesmaids included Audrey Elizabeth Adams, Kristen Marie Duncan, Lora Schumacher Grabowsky, Katherine Spaht Hutchison, Hallie Yarbrough Jennings, Melissa Murray Lacy, Ellen Claire Lindsey, Amy Tessier McEvoy, and Elizabeth Wolcott Sorenson. Among the house party members were Kate Gottsacker Conger, Rebekah Lynn Hill,

Meredith Ann Hubble, Whitney Nichols Kuhn, and Cameron Trammell McClain. The flower girl was Grace Kathleen McEvoy.

Attending the groom as best woman was his sister Deborah Capera Ryan. Groomsmen included Brig Mankin Brandt, William Ryan Brannan, Samuel Max Cohen, Robert Wallace Dillard III, Robert John Geary Jr., Robert Walker Hairston, Adam Joseph LeBlanc, Alfred Patrick McEvoy III, Bennett Charles McEvoy, and Jeffrey Brian Wells. Marquez Dagen Bela and Iain Wood were ushers. The ring bearer was Patrick McEvoy IV. The bride is a graduate of Highland Park High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Kate is currently a Pilates instructor.

The groom is a graduate of Culver Military Academy in Culver, Ind. He received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was also a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and a Master of Business Administration from Southern

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Methodist University. Willing is the founder and managing partner of RWR Investments, a private investment firm in Dallas.

Following their honeymoon trip to Saint Barthelemy in the Caribbean, the couple has made Dallas their home.

LILLIAN SCOTT & GREG GREENE

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illian Bowden Scott of Charleston, S.C. and Gregory Charles Greene Jr. of Dallas were united in marriage on June 14, 2014, at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. The Rev. Stewart Marshall Huey and the Rev. J. Haden McCormick officiated the ceremony at half past six o’clock in the evening, and music was provided

by Capers Cross. A reception followed at Hibernian Hall.

A rehearsal dinner, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Charles Greene, was held the evening before the wedding at the Carolina Yacht Club.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Young Scott of Charleston, S.C. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Ashley H. Gale Jr. and the late Mr. Gale of Charlotte, N.C. and Mrs. James J. Scott Jr. and the late Mr. Scott of Charleston, S.C. A graduate of Porter-Gaud, Lillian earned a B.S. from Vanderbilt and a M. Ed. in Special Education from the University of Tex-

as at Austin. She teaches special education at Spring Valley School in Dallas.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Charles Greene of Dallas. He is the grandson of Mr. James Drake Kennedy Jr. and the late Mrs. Dorothy H. Kennedy of Lookout Mountain, Tenn. and Mr. Charles William Greene and the late Mrs. Evelyn C. Greene of St. Cloud, Minn. Gregory graduated from The Episcopal School of Dallas and earned a B.S. from Vanderbilt University. He will be entering SMU’s Cox School of Business where he will study for his MBA. He currently works as CFO for CAR, LLC in Dallas.

The bride was given in marriage by her father, Robert Young Scott. Her maid of honor was Kenan Louise Hyman. Bridesmaids included Merritt Ann Bury, Grace Perry Daughtridge, Landon Kennedy Greene, Sarah Lawrence Jones, Kathleen Rose Jordan, Virgin-

ia Dawson Lane, Felicia Howell Morrison, Laura Leigh Reeves, and Allison Andree Voss. Flower girls were Frances Faye Bailey, Carrigan Wren Konradi, Carter McLendon Likes, and Margaret Britton Zollweg.

Drake William Greene stood as best man. Groomsmen included Devin David Charhon, Taylor Alan Horton, Andrew Chapman Imel, Andrew Maedgen Key, Fletcher Edmonds Lewis, Eric Eberle Pederson, Benjamin Charles Reaves, Robert Young Scott Jr., and Ronald Leslie Thompson.

Serving as ushers were Abraham Agustin Benavides, James William Clear, Chase Chapman Houghton, Daniel Werner Kravitz, Marc Alan Levit, Sean Barros Mascarenas, Preston James Simons, and Michael Robert Warren. Catherine Claire Butterworth and Jane Katherine Hensley were readers.

The couple honeymooned in Cabo, Mexico, and they now reside in Dallas.

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NOVEMBER 2014 11B

W E DDING S MOLLY MILLER & NICK MEYER

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olly Stephens Miller and Nicholas Martin Meyer exchanged wedding vows June 7, 2014 at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas. Rev. Paul Meyer, the father of the groom, officiated their ceremony. Scripture readers were Joshua Ralston and Eric VanderSchaaf, brother-in-laws of the bride.

A reception followed at the Omni Barton Creek Resort with cuisine from the many travels of the bride and groom.

The tables were set with vintage china, antique silver and escort cards hand painted by the bride’s sister, Mary Claire.

The groom was surprised with a three-tiered donut hole cake. The evening began with the bride and groom’s salsa to “Suavemente” where Molly was completely flipped in the air by the groom. On the eve of the wedding, the groom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at Star Hill Ranch catered by Salt Lick Barbecue.

The bride is the daughter of Jan Stephens Miller and Tyree Bell Miller of Dallas. She is the granddaughter of the late Betty and Frank Stephens, and the late Patricia and John Miller, all of Highland Park.

The groom is the son of Beverly and Paul Meyer of Austin. He is the grandson of the late John and Elsa Meyer and the late Arleen and Martin Brauer, both of St. Louis.

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The bride was given in marriage by her parents. Her father escorted her down the aisle. Molly wore a lace gown

by Monique Lhuillier and her sister Sarah’s Belgian lace veil. She carried her grandmother BeBe’s lace handkerchief encircling her bouquet of white and blush pink peonies.

The matrons of honor were Molly’s sisters, Sarah Ralston and Mary Claire VanderSchaaf. The bride’s niece, Adele Ralston, was flower girl.

The best men were Nick’s brothers, Zach Meyer and Jake Meyer. The ring bearer was the nephew of the bride, Luke VanderSchaaf.

The bride graduated from Timothy Christian High School in Chicago. She received a Bachelor of Science from Hope College in Holland, Mich. in 2009 and a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin.

Molly now works for Vanderbilt Children’s Psychiatric Hospital in Nashville, Tenn.

The groom is a graduate of Austin High School and received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas Christian University in 2009. He is continuing his studies as a graduate student at Vanderbilt Owen School of Business.

They are living in Nashville after traveling through Brazil, where they were able to see the World Cup and cheer on the USA’s win over Ghana.

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12B NOVEMBER 2014

W ED D I N GS CLARISSA HOWLEY & EDWARD MILLS

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larissa Ann Howley and Edward Douglas Mills were united in marriage May 31, 2014, surrounded by family and friends at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence, Kan. Following the afternoon ceremony, officiated by Fr. Michael Mulvany, the newlyweds “burned off ” in a favorite Corvette, belonging to the bride’s father, to return to the Circle S Ranch, center of the weekend festivities. Guests enjoyed a late afternoon outdoor reception among the rolling Kansas hills, followed by a night of dining in the party barn and dancing under the stars. On the eve of the wedding, a rehearsal dinner was hosted at the ranch by the parents of the groom.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Howley of Scandia, Kan. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Verona Howley and the late Mr. Charles Howley of Clifton, Kan. and Mrs. Theresa Waite and the late Mr. William Walteen Waite of Belleville, Kan. The groom is the son of Ms. Emily Gill Mills and Mr. Robert Linwood Mills, both of Virginia Beach, Va. He is the grandson of Mrs. Margot Holt Gill

and the late Mr. G. Douglas Gill of Dallas, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edward Mills of Lynchburg, Va. The bride was escorted down the aisle by her father. For her wedding, Clarissa selected an elegant gown

by Martina Liana from Patsy’s Bridal Boutique in Dallas. The soft sweetheart column dress, with fine vintage lace detail, was lightly beaded with clear Swarovski crystals and finished with a sweep train. She carried a bouquet of Kansas wild flowers, invoking favorite memories of growing up on a Kansas farm. Locally sourced from a grower out of Topeka, Kan., a profusion of these same flowers were exclusive to all events during the wedding weekend.

Matron of honor was Clarissa’s sister, Patrice Marie Howley Herrmann and maid of honor was her sister, Addison Layne Howley. Bridesmaids included Valerie Holt Mills, sister of the groom, Lauren Elizabeth Luhrs, Katie Elizabeth Niederee, and Mackinsey Joe Pfautsch. Their bouquets were complementary to that of the bride, wildflowers tied with streaming ribbons in matching colors, spectacular accents to

their oyster-hued gowns. Father of the groom, Robert Linwood Mills, served as best man.

Groomsmen were Grayson Douglas Gill Jr., uncle of the groom, Ian Klump, Stephen Long, Thane Smith, and Colton Ward. Ushers were Worth Bugg, Jack Castleberry, Eric Lewis, and Jarrid Herrmann.

Rosallyn Lewallen and Merrell Harmon were readers. Kristen Henriksen served as the bride’s personal attendant and Lindsey Minnick was in charge of programs.

The bride is a 2006 graduate of Pike Valley High School in Scandia. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English in 2010 at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She received her Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence.

Clarissa is currently practicing in Arlington, Texas at the Law Office of Lauren Gaydos Duffer.

The groom is a 2003 graduate of Cape Henry Collegiate School in Virginia Beach. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics and business from Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Lexington, Va. in 2007.

Edward is the general manager

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of RESTORx of Texas in Dallas.

The couple honeymooned in Bocas del Toro, Panama, then traveled to the groom’s home-

town of Virginia Beach for a special celebration before returning to Dallas where they now make their home.

MARY LAMAR WASHBURNE & ADAM NICHOLAS

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ary Lamar Addison Washburne and Adam Joseph Nicholas exchanged wedding vows June 28 at Woodmont Christian Church in Nashville, Tenn. The ceremony was officiated by Bishop Philip Jones of All Saints Dallas. A reception of dining and dancing followed at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Lucy Hunter Washburne and Mr. and Mrs. Richards Pomeroy Washburne of Highland Park.

She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Dwight L. Hunter and the late Mr. and Mrs. Elihu B. Washburne, all of Dallas.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Nicholas of Mobile, Ala. He is the grandson of Mr. Charles Adams and the late Mrs. Dawn Adams of Phenix City, Ala., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Claude Nicholas of Mobile.

The bride chose a custom lace gown from Modern Trousseau of Nashville, with cap sleeves, a scoop neckline, and deep back accented by a cream satin sash.

She wore her mother’s cathe-

dral-length Alencon lace veil, which extended beyond the chapel-length train of her gown.

She carried a bouquet of cream and blush flowers and wore her great-grandmother’s antique watch.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. Attending as matron of honor was her sister, Eleanor Washburne Umphres. Bridesmaids included the bride’s cousin Spindrift Beck, the groom’s sister Caroline Nicholas, and friends Anna Farmer, Susan Nudo, Francesca Ross, Lonyae Thomas, Alexandra Thompson, and Jenny Wilkes. Flower girls were the bride’s cousins Britton and Brooke Barcus.

The best man was Brion Lee. Groomsmen included the groom’s cousin Jacob Haston, the bride’s brother Hunter Washburne, and friends Benjamin Hodges, Prithvi Muddana, Nicholas Redfoot, Paul VandeKoppel, John Watson IV, and Alexander Woodhull II. Ushers were Christopher Fruci, Tyler Gilcrest, Brian Pang, Ryan Russell, brother-in-law of the bride Captain Christopher Um-

phres USAF, and step-brother of the bride George Ritzen.

House party members included the bride’s cousins Caroline Casey and Katherine Kibler, and the groom’s cousin Amelia Haston. Scripture readers were Yates Bateman, Andrew Castillo, and Samantha Smith. Jillian Watson performed a violin solo.

The bride is a 2008 graduate of Ursuline Academy of Dallas.

She received a Bachelor of Arts in English and history from Vanderbilt University in 2012 where she was a member of Chi Omega. Upon graduation, the bride worked on Capitol Hill in D.C. and subsequently in Atlanta for the state of Georgia. She is now a first year law student at Southern Methodist University.

The groom is a 2008 graduate of St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile. He received a Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2012 where he was a member of Beta Upsilon Chi Fraternity. Upon graduation, the groom worked as a consultant for PowerPlan in Atlanta. He is now a

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market analyst for Precision in Dallas. Following their wedding

trip to Antigua, the couple resides in Dallas.

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lizabeth Blair Culwell and Robert Channing Staky exchanged wedding vows July 26, 2014 at the Chicago History Museum, the city’s oldest cultural institution. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. David Angle.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wendell Culwell of University Park. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brantley Cleveland Booe Jr. of Highland Park, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wendell Culwell, of Dallas, formerly of Highland Park.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Staky of Denver, Colo. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dungan of Bella Vista, Ark., Mrs. Robert Staky, and the late Mr. Staky of Wheaton, Ill. The bride was presented in marriage by her parents and escorted down the aisle by her father. Her heirloom gown, originally worn by her mother and maternal aunt, was completely redesigned by Patti Flowers, of Patti Flowers Design Studio. A candlelight gown of deli-

cate Alencon and Lyon laces, its molded lace bodice was intricately beaded with clusters of tiny seed pearls. Its V-neckline, extended to her shoulders, with sheer silk English tulle leading to a deep, open back. Her A-line skirt of Lyon lace fell from a fitted natural waist to chapel-length. Accents of beaded Alencon lace swept from gentle gathers to a chapel-length train in scalloped panels of lace. To complement her gown, Blair wore the original veil of ivory silk illusion worn by her mother. The delicate scallop-edged design was adorned with clusters of seed pearls and cascaded down past the length of her train. The bride’s aquamarine necklace, her “something blue,” was previously owned by her maternal great-grandmother.

Assisting the bride as maids of honor were her sisters Katherine Adrianne Culwell and Caroline Christianson Culwell.

Bridesmaids included Arleigh Victoria Andrews, Amy Elizabeth Douthey, Caroline Claire Lockwood, Layne Catherine Og-

den, Adria Elizabeth Staky, and Erin Frost Vaughan.

Attending the groom as best man was Julius Bolden Askew IV. Groomsmen included Nathan Dean Arnold, Andrew Michael Brandes, Ryan Daniel Carr, George Thomas Cassin, Brandon Douglas Chamberlin, Jarrod Hutchinson Cox, and Michael Andrew Zoellner. Ushers were John Thomas Deters and Matthew James Kiesel.

The bride is a graduate of Highland Park High School. She received her Bachelor of Science in advertising and public relations, with a minor in studio art, from Texas Christian University where she was a also member of Delta Delta Delta. Blair is a blog designer, blogger and abstract artist.

The groom is a graduate of Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration in finance, with a minor in accounting and Spanish, from Texas Christian University where he was a member of Lambda Chi. Robert is employed in pri-

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The bride is a graduate of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Jackson. She received a Bachelor of Arts in corporate communications and public affairs from Southern Methodist University in 2008. Allison is a member of the Junior League of Dallas and works in corporate communications for Atmos Energy.

The groom is a 2005 graduate of Highland Park High School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas Christian University in 2009 and is currently pursuing a Masters in business administration at Southern Methodist University.

The couple plan a late December wedding at Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson.

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LIVING WELL Seniors Use Fitness to Give Back

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Betty Estle exercises with other residents at Edgemere.

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People Newspapers Edgemere’s Italianate décor may not seem like the usual setting for a workout class, but for its resident seniors, it’s just the ticket. And not only that — it’s a way to give back.

That’s because Edgemere takes part in a special program, where residents tally up their minutes spent working out and the total numbers go toward a donation to various charities.

“Smile! Show your teeth,” instructor Charles Plafcan tells the participants of his 9:30 a.m. class.

Plafcan plays music that he knows will cater to his audience — hits from the 1940s, jazz, and show tunes. Residents follow along with arm circles, squats, and chair exercises.

A few of the participants have served on the fitness committee responsible for compiling minutes and selecting charities. Minutes that residents do individually also count toward the total.

“Edgemere’s parent company agreed to give us a dollar for every 500 minutes we turn in,” resident and former committee member Diane Hott said. “So far, we’ve given to 45 charities. You name it, we’ve given it.”

Hott and fellow resident Johanna Pietsch especially enjoy donating their time toward charities that benefit battered women and rehabilitation facilities.

But they appreciate the selection input of both lifetime Dallasites and newer residents alike.

“Since we both came from out of town, we chose big ones,” Hott said.

“People who are on the committee now, if they’re local and have lived here forever, they know littler ones I wouldn’t have known about.”

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“It’s a great idea,” Plafcan said. “It motivates them to know that they’re contributing to charity.”

But the residents understand that the benefit is not all for others.

“It handles every part of your body; it builds strength in your arms and in your legs. It’s really a very good program,” Pietsch said. “And, we get a lot of exercise just walking to the dining room!”

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Five Named to VNA Board of Directors VNA, a nonprofit organization focused on helping seniors live independently, recently announced five new members of its board of directors.

The new board members include Jan Hart Black, Mary Frances Bellman, Danny Gow, Karen Sheinberg Pollock, and Henriette Wright.

Black is a former Dallas city manager and longtime Meals on Wheels volunteer.

Bellman is a former international business reporter. Gow is a regional manager for TT Electronics. Pollock holds several civic volunteer positions. Wright is an attorney and former White House staffer.

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ating an increasingly plantbased diet again these past few years has been mostly about consuming straight plants for me — fruits and veggies, the more local and organic, the better.

However, this year I have also been experimenting with meat substitutes. Their quality and technology has greatly advanced since I was a vegetarian teenager (20 years ago … cough … ahem). Recently, I went on “Fox 4 Good Day” and cooked up a totally plant-based protein BBQ sandwich. One of the hosts questioned, “so, it’s not tofu?” It’s a common reaction from folks not familiar with the wide variety of alternative proteins available these days. No! It is not tofu (not that there is anything wrong with tofu).

When I say the technology has changed, I mean that there are (very wise) companies engineering this stuff to create

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He knows this is the future of food.

We literally cannot sustain meat and dairy in every meal.

It’s rarely talked about by environmental groups or media, but harvesting livestock, especially cows and pigs, pollutes more than all transportation sectors combined.

Acres of forest are cut down daily to graze cattle and other animals. GMO corn and soy are

grown in abundance, harvested and fed to the animals. They eat a lot and drink lots of water.

And all that comes out the other end of them — billions of them every year. Google “factory farm satellite photo” to see the waste run-off from these places. The “ag gag” laws large food corporations are constantly fighting for are meant to criminalize coverage like those photos so the public will remain in the dark.

In addition to the food in and waste out, we also give most of our factory livestock antibiotics (even healthy stock are given antibiotics, preventatively), hormones and various other drugs to make them grow big, fast, and counteract the negative health side effects of the stressful and unnatural environments they are raised in. Often, meat is “cleaned” at an end stage by “washing” it with ammonia. When you eat factory

farm meat and dairy, you are ingesting all of that.

Long story short, we all need to cut way back on animal consumption for our health, the environment, and to preserve resources. Meat substitutes allow this without lifestyle diet change.

Dallas continues to get an influx of alternative choices in our groceries and restaurants. Try the Crispy Chick’n sandwich at Lyfe Kitchen (several area locations), the “Beef” with Broccoli at Skyamore (4029 Crutcher St., near Baylor Hospital) or the new Sofritas (braised spicy tofu), which just became available at all area Chipotle locations. In your local grocer’s freezer section, look for Gardein Crispy Chick’n Fingers for the kids or try one of the many veggie breakfast sausages available.

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Hockaday Students Explore Science

By Meredith Carey

Special Contributor As Hockaday School begins its 101st year, a new era of teaching has begun with the opening of a new science center.

After 14 months of construction, the three-story center was opened in August as the first phase of the planned Centennial Center that will provide an interdisciplinary space for the arts and sciences.

The building, designed with full input from faculty over the past few years, will push the school’s students to explore fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

With around 30 percent of Hockaday graduates declaring majors in a STEM field in the past few years, the space now allows students to delve deeper and prepare for their postgraduate careers.

“The entire science department was involved with the architects, before the plans even went out for a donor bid,” said Dr. Beverly Lawson, former chair of Hockaday’s science department.

The space fits the dreams of even professional scientists and

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Hockadaisies get firsthand experience with new technology at the IDEA lab. houses many features that seem unusual for a middle and high school science center. The third floor is a highlight, as it houses the more flexible space in the building.

IDEA labs fill much of the floor and at first glance, Lawson said, they do not seem like much. The large empty rooms, with moveable dividers, are not designated for any one class or

subject, but are instead created to allow classes to meet and invent in a space that will morph to students’ needs.

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ESD Students Tell Mayor That ‘Math Rocks’

By Molly Price

Special Contributor The traveling exhibit “2the Xtreme: Math Alive!” made its debut at The Perot Museum of Nature and Science in September and continues through Jan. 4.

The exhibit brings math to life in everyday ways.

Guests can engage in more than 50,000 square feet of math adventures, including riding a snowboard, creating a video game, or designing a skyscraper.

The exhibit is an effort to increase student interest in mathematics for second through sixth grades.

Presented locally by St. Phillip’s School and Episcopal School of Dallas, the exhibit sparked a crusade to declare November as “Math Rocks” Month in Dallas.

Students from both schools proposed the idea through letters, poems, and other creations hand-delivered to Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, explaining why math was important in their lives.

“We went to his office, which was quite exciting for the boys and girls,” said Zora Skelton, a third and fourth grade math enrichment teacher at the Episcopal Lower School.

The proposal was met with great enthusiasm and was presented at an October city council meeting.

A special ceremony and proclamation allowed students to see the process firsthand and celebrate the results of their hard work.

The exhibit sparked the idea for “Math

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Students made a case before Mayor Mike Rawlings for “Math Rocks.”

Rocks” Month. When ESD teachers took their students to the exhibit, it was clear they had experienced something special.

“We took all of our fourth and fifth graders down,” Skelton said. “They were so captivated, they didn’t want to leave.”

The hands-on displays and activities create a world in which students can actively see, touch and hear the math that makes up their world.

“One of the really neat things about this program is that the mathematics is made meaningful and relevant to the students,” said Reid Prichett, ESD assistant head of

school for learning and teaching. “They can see that they are thinking mathematically, whether they realize it or not.”

The students aren’t the only ones who’ve benefited from the Perot’s exhibit and “Math Rocks” Month. Teachers have also seized the unique learning opportunity.

“The teachers are working together as well with bringing abstract mathematical concepts into the real world,” Prichett said.

“That was really exciting for us to be part of that learning and be able to bring that back to students’ classrooms.”

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“It’s great to be able to teach astronomy and show the students the sky not just trying to draw it on a white board for them,” Bartlett said.

The facilities also offer more space for the robotics team, whose power tools were previously held in a storage unit. The roof features a garden, deemed the “living lab,” that has already been used by the school’s strong environmental science club. A 3-D printer and laser cutter are already student favorites.

One of the most impactful features of the new building is the opportunity for individual research. Usually reserved for graduate students and some lucky undergrads, research is a strong focus for the new science center, which offers six independent student labs.

These labs will allow students to sustain ongoing projects in their own personal space, without having to move or dismantle their research to make room for class, Lawson said.

Interdisciplinary study has already begun in the center, which in later plans will become attached to the Fine Arts building.

The school’s History of Art and Music class, taught by longtime Hockaday teacher Ed Long, is housed in the science center’s digital media lab, a room designed to blur the boundaries of art and science.

“The vision has always been to have the spaces bleed into each other in some sort of organic way,” Bartlett said.

Mixing the space while maintaining a push for student involvement both in and out of the classroom has become a priority for Hockaday.

The curriculum for the high school only requires three years of science, including physics, chemistry and biology, allowing students to pick and choose what alternative, more advanced, science courses they would like to enroll in during senior year.

“I think a lot of girls are turned off because they think there’s a culture around [STEM] classes that is male, competitive, ego-driven and that they don’t fit into that,” Bartlett said. “We are very conscientious about letting every girl know, whether she thinks of herself as a science girl or not, that she can succeed in doing science.”

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Top row: Mary Alice Adair, Morgan Kemendo, and Sarah Starr.

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Alcuin Opens New Innovation Studio

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Alcuin students celebrated the opening of their new, high-tech facility.

Alcuin School is encouraging new high-tech student pursuits in its new Innovation Studio, a facility designed to promote an interactive learning environment that stimulates imagination, creativity, innovation, and leadership exploration.

The contemporary studio, which launched this fall, is equipped with a variety of technological supplies and tools including a 3-D printer, All-In-

One Learning boards, a SMART Table, and a presentation theater, among other cutting-edge amenities.

The goal is for these tools to give students access to advance resources in a collaborative environment that allow them to innovate in new ways and develop projects that extend beyond the classroom.

“The Alcuin Innovation Studio will enhance imaginative

thinking and teach students the frameworks for problem solving by extending the tools and skills learned in the Montessori and IB curricula,” said Jenn Hampton, Alcuin innovation facilitator. “[The studio] is a commitment to providing our students with experiential education that helps them become future thought leaders and insightful contributors to the community and the world.”

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Sister Margaret Ann Moser cuts the ceremonial ribbon.

More than 1,000 people attended.

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Ursuline Academy held dedication ceremonies for the Sister Margaret Ann Moser, Athletic Field on Oct. 14. The field construction was funded by gifts totaling $3.5 million from more than 100 donors. The new turf field is 330 by 195 feet.

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Inspiring Children at GSES

Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger

Education Changes World

At Good Shepherd Episcopal School, we believe every child possesses unique gifts and offers infinite value, so we focus on the intellectual, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth of every student. As a preK-8th grade faithbased community, GSES cultivates the importance of family while celebrating individual growth and achievement.

Our culture, free from the pressure of high school, fosters students to develop the conviction and courage to choose their own path. Beginning with our newly

expanded full-day prekindergarten program, GSES enables students to discover their own confidence and prepares them to master the skills essential for high school and beyond.

We ensure their spiritual side is given a chance to serve with compassion.

We provide leadership opportunities to instill respect, courage, and acceptance so students can have a positive impact on the world.

With an exceptional scholastic background behind them, 98% of our eighth graders are admitted to one or more of their top two high school choices.

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Zhen Art Presents “Visions”

The Core Edge offers premier tutoring designed to fit the needs of each student.

Our services include One-on-One test prep for PSAT/SAT/ACT/ISEE/GRE/GMAT/MCAT, Academic Subject Tutoring 8TH grade College, and College Planning. The Core Edge is committed to providing top-quality instruction delivered by experienced and credentialed tutor coaches in a quiet and private setting. If you are apprehensive about navigating the college admissions process, The Core Edge strives to alleviate your concerns regarding what colleges expect from an applicant and how best to fulfill their requirements and expectations.

We have the expertise and facilities to

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Students for The Next Generation As a parent, you know that success for your child no longer comes from traditional models of education. The college-prep experience must be rethought beyond just an individual’s grades or test scores. For the sake of our children, we must be visionaries that are set to reimagine school. We can no longer focus solely on college-prep; it has to be, what we at Parish like to call, Life Prep!

We are cultivating students of character who will be the next generation’s leaders and stewards set to impact the world.

For them, success comes from realizing and fostering their passions. As a school, it’s helping them take those passions and turn them to practice through innovative

programming that permeates through every grade-level (PreK – 12th). From Leadership to Global Studies, STEM to Humanities, Athletics to Arts, Parish is more than a world-class education. We are a community preparing life-ready, modern-day learners.

The world our students will step into is one of increasing complexity, and the leaders who shape it will require breadth of thought and a true world view.

Lakehill Preparatory School empowers its students with the skills to analyze different situations, create solutions, communicate clearly, and work together.

Lakehill is committed to fostering in its students both the ability and the desire to make a positive difference in the world.

Lakehill has lived up to its commitment by making the world available to its students. Whether planting trees in Costa Rica, providing books and uniforms to students in Namibia, tutoring children in Dallas, or building a garden in their own community, Lakehill students come away from these experiences forever changed.

Conveniently located in Lakewood, Lakehill is within easy reach of the Park Cities, Preston Hollow, and Oak Cliff.

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Scholarship Semifinalists Named

“Visions” opening reception is Nov. 6, 2014 7 - 9 p.m.

Dallas, TX -- Zhen Music and Art Institute is pleased to present “Visions”, a collection of original pieces by Dallas artists David Rubin and Lizzie Bailey. The show begins November 6 with an opening reception from 7-9pm. The event is open to the public -- complimentary valet parking will be available.

Zhen Wu, art instructor and gallery curator, is well known in the community for featuring local artists. “We are excited about this

show,” comments Wu. “Both David and Lizzie possess a unique vision which tends to transcend the media in which they chose to work. Hence the title of the show ‘Visions.’”

Located at 4901 West Lover’s Lane, Zhen’s is open Monday - Friday noon-7pm, Saturday from 10am - 1pm, as well as by appointment.

For more information and detailed class lists, please visit zmaai.com or call 214-696-4842.

The Hockaday School is proud to recognize the students advancing as semifinalists in the 60th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Avita Anand, Kathryn Banks, Alyssa Berger, Isabel Billig, Bridget Colliton, Shriya Das, Alexis Espinosa, Jane Gu, Anne-Marie Hwang, Courtney Le, Ahona Mukherjee, Lakshmipriya Uppalapati, Margaret Whitaker, Mary Zhong, and Sarah Zhou.

Eugene McDermott Headmistress Kim Wargo said, “Since its beginning, Hockaday has been committed to

excellence. Whether it is in the classroom or on the athletic field, our teachers work with each student to instill a sense of determination and leadership. We are very proud of Hockaday’s National Merit Semifinalists for achieving this major milestone, and their hard work and dedication set the standards for achieving their limitless potential.”

More than 16,000 semifinalists were named from 1.4 million applicants, and they now have the opportunity to compete for $33 million in more than 7,500 National Merit Scholarship awards.

Turning Promise Into Reality

Since 1965, Dallas Academy’s mission has been to restore the promise of full academic enrichment to students with learning differences. Dallas Academy offers students and parents the best of both worlds by providing effective programs and strategies to meet the special educational needs of bright students with learning differences while offering a diverse array of extracurricular and enrichment activities.

Dallas Academy welcomes visitors to campus daily by appointment and looks forward to hosting an open house on Sunday, January 11th at 2:00 p.m. for prospective families and interested members of the community.

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E DUCAT IO N

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Hobbies Inspire Student’s Poetry Book

By Sarah Bennett

People Newspapers Some aspiring writers take decades to get published. That’s not the case for one St. Mark’s sophomore. Gopal Raman has published his first volume of poetry, called Beyond the Edge.

“I started writing creatively in seventh grade, and I would compile a folder,” Raman said.

Raman is also a dedicated student of photography, which highly influenced his work.

“It just started as a side project I was working on in my spare time,” Raman said. “Most of [the poems] are nature-themed. A lot of times, the poem will complement the photo.”

To help combine these two passions, Raman turned to many of his teachers.

“By the time he got to me, he had already had conversations with other instructors and had done quite a bit of writing,” ninth-grade English teacher Scott Gonzalez said. “One of his poems ‘El Mar/La Mar’ was actually written on a conversation in our class concerning Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea.” Gonzalez continued reviewing more of Raman’s poems, and helping him identify his own strengths in writing. Finally, Raman attended a summer writing program at Sewanee University of the South.

“I know that helped him in his technique and his editing skills, and his reading and writing skills as well,” Gonzalez said.

“He has some real insight and some real talent.”

And though Raman clearly has a talent for writing and pho-

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Raman shows off his book, Beyond the Edge, in the library. tography, his interests are by no means limited. He’s also very interested in the sciences and may continue that passion by the time college rolls around.

“I really love biology and science,” Raman said. “I can definitely see myself doing something with maybe medicine or technology.”

But with all this talent comes quite a level of humility.

“The goal of the book isn’t really to sell copies,” Raman said.

“It’s more to compile my work and see what it would look like.

It was mostly a personal project.”

In fact, Raman is dedicating any proceeds from the book to Gooch Elementary School, where he volunteers as a mentor and tutor. With the $10 copies, he was able to raise more than $1,500 for the school.

“I won’t call him a ‘renaissance man’ quite yet,” Gonzalez said. “I’ll call him a ‘renaissance youth.’”

Excellence in Teaching The Ursuline story is one of tradition.

It is also a story of great teachers, cutting-edge technology, commitment to service, and confident girls becoming the effective, ethical, and compassionate leaders of tomorrow.

The oldest continuously operating school in Dallas, Ursuline Academy is renowned for academic excellence, innovation, and our motto, Serviam (I will serve). We are committed to meeting the individual needs of each student, helping her develop intellectually and spiritually as she discovers her own unique gifts.

At Ursuline, educators are role models and mentors who value teaching as both a vocation and a ministry. Students use technology as a tool in a 21st century learning process

to gain knowledge, communicate ideas, and investigate the world.

They also learn global citizenship; educational and cultural exchanges take place each year with sister schools in China, Peru, Chile, South Africa, England, and Brazil.

To learn more contact the Admissions Office at 469-232-1800 or visit www.ursulinedallas.org

EXCERPT “Mar” El briny foamed wakes, nauseating wakefulness, bloody velvet lakes. fickle gusted blasts, blasted birds aflight, splintered hewn masts.

La sweet salty breezes, unfurled flags floating as all time freezes. fins hook lefts as hooks slice their lives bereft.

PREVIEW LUNCHEON & CAMPUS TOUR Thursday, November 6 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

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Igniting Lives of Purpose

Students Collaborate & Innovate

The Episcopal School of Dallas prepares young men and women for lives of intellectual discovery, integrity, and purpose. The School develops the unique talent and potential in each student and embraces sound learning, discipline, and faith as essential elements of an educated conscience.

ESD believes students learn best through active pursuit of knowledge and relevant application of that knowledge.

We believe this is best achieved in a community that fosters critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, personal responsibility, and intellectual risk-taking in a safe and open environment. ESD educators endeavor to guide students

Alcuin School, a leader in Montessori and International Baccalaureate® education, recently hosted Dr. Roger Gonzalez, Founder and President of LIMBS International, on campus to discuss the impact of innovation in education. LIMBS International, Inc. (LIMBS) is committed to restoring mobility to the millions of amputees around the world while engaging communities and empowering students. Dr. Gonzalez is among an esteemed group of thought leaders that has visited Alcuin School this month.

Dr. Gonzalez has worked with stu-

through inquiry-based, real-world learning experiences that yield enduring understanding and encourage students to become life-long learners in an everchanging, global society.

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Alcuin Upper Students work on a mini-engineering challenge to design mock prosthetics in Alcuin Innovation Studio.

dents in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia and Latin America on various international engineering research and humanitarian projects. During his presentation, he shared his experiences and engaged Alcuin students in an inspirational exchange of ideas.

Following the presentation, Alcuin Upper School students participated in a mini-engineering challenge in the Alcuin Innovation Studio. Students were divided into teams to work on designing prosthetic limbs and then presented their findings via Skype to the LIMBS engineers. Visit: www.alcuinschool.org.

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GRACE ACADEMY

Class Visits Flight Museum

Little Miss And Mr. Manners

Along with our casual living, we have lost the art of good manners and adopted a lax attitude toward etiquette. Children need to

Providence Christian School of Texas offers a classical, Christian education to academically able students in pre-kindergarten to 8th grade. Its core values are faith, family, intellect, counterculturalism, and stewardship.

Highlights include strong language arts and math curriculum, art, music, Latin, and 7th and 8th grade team sports.

Join us for an Open House on November 6 at 6:30 p.m. No reservations are required.

Also, if you are looking for classical and vintage books, visit the Book Fair on Nov. 4, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Nov. 5, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at 5002 West Lovers Ln. More information can be found at pcstx.org or by calling 214-302-2809.

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know how to relate with graciousness.

According to www.imom.com, here are a few basic social manners for children: • Say “please” and “thank you.”

• Put down electronics when someone

Wesley Prep’s Primer class visited the Frontiers of Flight Museum to experience first-hand types of air travel as a part of their studies on transportation. Students were excited to sit aboard a “Huey” helicopter and learn its importance during combat rescue operations during the war in Southeast Asia.

Students also enjoyed seeing the command module of Apollo 7 which orbited the Earth in 1968.

Primer at Wesley Prep is

a transitional year between kindergarten and first grade for those who would benefit from further academic or emotional maturity. A class size of only 10-12 students, the Primer year enables teachers to provide highly individualized attention and an opportunity to progress at a pace that suits the child’s skills and maturity. To learn more, please see the “Tour the School” page at wesleyprep.org.

enters the room.

• Look people in the eye when speaking.

• Say “Yes ma’am” and “Yes sir” when talking to a grownup.

Lead by example – Manners are not innate, they must be taught.

Consistency is key – Parents have plenty of daily opportunities.

Caught ya doin’ good – Grace Academy praises good behavior and as parents, so should we!

“Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right.”

Proverbs 20:11.

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Education for The Glory of God

The Cambridge School of Dallas provides an encouraging environment, a quality education, and a well-reasoned Christian faith. It is a school that shapes future leaders and maximizes the academic potential of individual students. Over 25% of our graduates have earned National Merit recognition.

At Cambridge, the curriculum draws

from the classics that have endured the test of time and produces students who are thinkers. They take ownership in their pursuit of truth through interactive questioning and dialogue. Cambridge creates a unique culture where students are prepared to live and defend their faith. To learn more, call 214.357.2995 or visit www.cambridgedallas.org.

Trinity Christian Academy offers an integration of faith-filled learning and challenging academics for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

For more than 40 years, Trinity has provided a rigorous academic, collegepreparatory program.

Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Trinity is committed to empowering children at all levels to develop their bodies, minds and spirits under the competent and loving guidance of

faculty who lead students to love God, know themselves and serve their world.

“We feel blessed to have found a place with challenging academics in a faith-based environment. The faculty and families that make up the TCA community reinforce our values at home.”

– TCA Middle School Parent “TCA actively partners with parents in educating our children to follow the path that He has laid before them.” – TCA Lower School Parent For more information go to: trinitychristian.org.

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SPORTS

SMALL STATURE, BIG NUMBERS Wrestling gives Dieb advantage on football field

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers His body might say he’s a wrestler, but his heart calls Stephen Dieb a football player. Or something like that.

Dieb’s prowess on the wrestling mat is already well-documented after winning a Class 4A state title for Highland Park as a sophomore.

But this year, he has emerged as the top running back for a potent Scots offense that is aiming for a playoff appearance in its first season at the Class 6A level.

Dieb has filled a critical hole in the backfield this season for an experienced HP roster after the graduation of Cole Feigl, who led HP in rushing a year ago.

“He is one of the toughest players I’ve ever coached. He’s got good balance, he’s strong and makes good moves, and he’s got good vision,” said HP head coach Randy Allen. “He’s really added to our offense because he’s been able to break tackles and make big runs.”

He flashed potential with 15 carries at the varsity level last season, including a touchdown run. Yet despite standing just 5-7 and weighing 145 pounds, Dieb was appointed from a pool of relative newcomers as the starter in the spring.

He powered his way to 140 yards on 17 carries in the 10-6A opener against

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Stephen Dieb rushed for 108 yards and four touchdowns during a 56-0 win over Richardson Pearce on Oct. 3.

North Mesquite. A week later, he tallied 108 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Richardson Pearce.

Dieb uses his strong legs to generate power, and his lateral quickness can be elusive to potential tacklers who might underestimate him because of his size.

“It’s kind of fun sometimes,” he said, “They don’t expect much.”

Dieb has been wrestling for about 11 years, winning a state title in the youth ranks, but didn’t start playing football

until seventh grade. He credits his time on the mat with helping him develop the strength and quickness necessary for football.

Last year, for example, after the Scots’ run in the football playoffs ended on a Saturday, he was at wrestling practice two days later. HP already was done with 25 percent of its season.

Yet two months later, Dieb had accumulated a 34-2 record and claimed a gold medal in the 145-pound weight class,

joining teammate Connor Creek atop the podium at the state meet for the Scots.

A year earlier, Dieb finished third at 126 pounds as a freshman.

He hopes for a repeat in February, but not until he finishes he duties on the football field, providing an ideal complement to the prolific HP passing game.

“A lot of times they’re keying on [quarterback] Brooks [Burgin] and all the receivers,” Dieb said. “I’ve just been waiting for opportunities.”

Lara Learning How to Become a Leader Among Harriers

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Despite his diminutive frame, it’s usually easy to pick out Rico Lara in a pack of runners. He’s typically the one in the front.

The Highland Park senior likes to be leading the pack, both at the beginning and the end of his cross country races. And he’s frequently able to do both.

“He’s a leader,” said HP boys cross country coach David Ripley. “Rico has taken on that role really well. He wants to set an example.”

Earlier this season, Lara dropped his 5-kilometer time

under 16 minutes for the first time. He won the individual title at the prestigious Marcus II Invitational in Hickory Creek, which he calls his best win so far. Two weeks later, he established a new personal record at the McNeil Invitational in Round Rock, on the same course that will host the Class 6A state meet in early November.

That is Lara’s ultimate goal, of course, to be standing on the podium after the final race of his four-year varsity career. Experience is on his side, having run three previous times at the state meet with his HP teammates.

“I’ve run that course so many times,” Lara said. “I

know all the hills and know the terrain. It should definitely help me.”

It’s certainly not where Lara pictured himself as a seventh-grader, when he was an undersized football player at Highland Park Middle School. Back then, he never thought much of running until a coach encouraged him to join the track team.

He was reluctant but agreed, and figured he’d become a sprinter. But a few practices later, Lara had one of the fastest times in the mile. So he stuck with it.

“Running back then was a weird concept to me. I just fell in love with the sport instantly,” he said. “Once I

found out I liked running, I stopped playing football.”

These days, Lara runs about 40-50 miles each week as part of his training with the Scots, and another 20 or so miles on his own. That’s because he likes training at distances longer than courses he navigates on race days.

“He’s a hard worker and he’s really committed to getting better,” Ripley said.

“With each workout, he wants to push himself.”

Lara will compete for the Scots during the spring track season, and then he hopes to continue running in college after that.

Email todd.jorgenson@ peoplenewspapers.com

JOHN BEITTER

Rico Lara won the individual title at the Marcus II Invitational in September.

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S P O RTS

Highland Park Faces Lack of Experience to Start Season

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Whether they want it or not, this season will represent a fresh start for Highland Park boys basketball players and coaches. The Scots will make the jump to Class 6A with a roster that’s been almost completely revamped because of graduation since last year.

It’s not uncommon for HP to have some turnover at the varsity level, but the Scots will need to replace all five starters from a squad that finished 27-5 last year but was upset by Frisco Liberty in the opening round of the playoffs.

Those starters accounted for 57 of the 64 points per game HP averaged last year. None of the varsity returnees averaged more than seven minutes a game, and the two most experienced members of that group are Campbell Brooks and Mitchell Kaufman, who won’t hit the court until HP is done with the football playoffs.

As a result, head coach David Piehler will start the season with more questions than answers.

“Until football is over, it’s probably the least experienced team I’ve had in terms of returners,” Piehler said.

“We’ve got a lot of holes to fill.”

Among the other varsity returnees are Stefon Jauregui, Ryan Michael, and Ryan Baker. The new faces

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Stefon Jauregui is among those who will see a bigger role for the Scots.

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New girls basketball coach Nicole Villarreal comes to Highland Park from perennial powerhouse Duncanville.

Coach Brings Winning Pedigree

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers Nicole Villarreal knows the recipe for a winning basketball program from the eight years she worked as an assistant coach at perennial powerhouse Duncanville.

Now she comes to Highland Park hoping that she has the right ingredients to duplicate that success in her first job as a varsity head coach.

Villarreal knows it won’t happen overnight, at least not at that level. But she is enthusiastic about developing a girls program at HP that will compete for district and state titles.

After all, that’s why she thought the Lady Scots were a perfect fit once she decided she wanted to become a head coach.

“There’s a lot of tradition here and the kids work really hard. They want to do everything they can do to be successful,” Villarreal said. “I thought it was the next best place for me.”

Villarreal was hired in the spring to replace Amy Matlock, who left after six seasons at HP to become the coach at Frisco Independence. That allowed Villarreal valuable time for Villarreal to meet with players and familiarize herself with her new school before classes started in August.

She coached at various levels in Duncanville ISD, and was a varsity assistant

on the 2012 and 2013 teams that won Class 5A state titles and were widely considered among the best in the country.

Her mentor is Duncanville head coach Cathy Self-Morgan, who worked with Highland Park ISD athletic director Johnny Ringo at Austin Westlake during the early 1990s.

HP will lose several key contributors from a squad that finished 17-10 last season and fell to The Colony in the bi-district round of the playoffs.

Villarreal’s goal is not to just direct a successful varsity team, but to build a program throughout the district. That’s why she has visited Highland Park Middle School almost every day, aiming to instill the same principles and strategies in players and coaches there.

At the high school, she’s encouraging her players to be involved in more camps and on club teams. They spend more time on weights and conditioning.

The Lady Scots will employ a more up-tempo system with a young roster in its first year at the Class 6A level. That might lead to some growing pains, but Villarreal hopes it will lay the groundwork for success.

“Using a classification as an excuse is not something we’re going to do,” she said.

“We plan to compete and ultimately we want to win. I’m not going to be happy unless I see progress from the girls.”

HP GIRLS SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 14......... at Rockwall 17......... at Rockwall-Heath 20-22.. HP Scot Classic 24........ at Frisco Centennial DECEMBER 2.......... at McKinney 4-6...... Garland ISD tournament 12......... at North Mesquite* 19......... Richardson Pearce* 29-31... Coca-Cola tournament** JANUARY 2.......... at Mesquite Horn* 6.......... Lake Highlands* 9.......... at Mesquite* 13......... at Richardson Berkner* 16......... Richardson* 20........ North Mesquite* 23........ at Richardson Pearce* 27........ Mesquite Horn* 30........ at Lake Highlands* FEBRUARY 3.......... Mesquite* 6.......... Richardson Berkner* 10........ at Richardson* * District 10-6A Game ** at Dallas

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S P ORTS

HPHS Launches Competitive Target Club

By Todd Jorgenson

People Newspapers The shotgun team at Highland Park High School is back on target, thanks to a familiar face.

It’s called the competitive target team now, but the latest incarnation of the club that traces its roots at HPHS back several years has already drawn interest from several aspiring marksmen.

Head coach John Calandro comes from a family with experience in competitive shooting and has worked in the industry for several years. Some parents approached him last year about re-starting a club that has been defunct at the school since 2009, when John’s brother, Chris, was its president.

“We want to make it bigger,” said Calandro, a 2006 HPHS graduate who owns a local shooting supply company. “We get a lot of inquiries about wanting to join.

We expect it to keep growing every year.”

Last year, the team included about 10 kids who competed at five Youth Target Foundation tournaments. This year, it’s more organized with a full board of directors, and the push for new members has yielded a mix of experienced shooters and newcomers.

“We have some kids who have never picked up a shotgun and some that have hunted a lot,” Calandro said.

“It’s just giving them a different option for a sport and for an after-school opportunity.”

Calandro’s father, John Calandro Sr., is president of the Texas Sporting Clays Association and has been instrumental in helping to grow the sport in Texas.

Calandro said shooting and outdoor sports are more popular than it might seem in the Park Cities, where available facilities are at a premium.

“I love to hunt and fish, but it’s nice to be able to shoot just for fun,” said freshman Miller Bunnett.

“It’s good for people who don’t have a ranch or don’t get out somewhere to hunt.”

The high school team focuses on shotguns instead of rifles and pistols.

Within that realm, there are three primary disciplines — skeet, trap, and sporting clays.

“I think it’s awesome how much the club has grown already,” said junior Buzz Shike, who has been hunting doves since he was 4. “It’s a little more convenient, and you get almost the same satisfaction.”

The team typically practices on weekends at Elm Fork Shooting Sports in north Dallas in preparation for the main tournament season in the spring.

Calandro hopes some of his shooters will qualify for a state tournament in June in San Antonio.

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The competitive target club at Highland Park High School already has drawn interest from several students.

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Rising prices are slowing down — In 2013, sales prices rose 11.1 percent. Yearto-date in 2014, prices were up just 7.7 percent, according to the North Texas Real Estate Information Services.

Sales are brisk — Homes that are wellmaintained and priced strategically are selling quickly with multiple contracts, often full cash offers. If the homes are priced well — at what the market indicates — the buyers are out there and those homes are going to sell. In 2013 listings averaged 55 days on market. Year-todate, listings are selling after just 46 days

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DECEMBER 2..............at McKinney 9..............Grapevine 11-13........Burkburnett tourn.

19.............at St. Mark’s 29-31.......Allen Holiday tourn.

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Campbell Brooks will return this season for the Scots.

JANUARY 2..............Mesquite Horn* 6..............at Lake Highlands* 9..............Mesquite* 13.............Richardson Berkner* 16.............at Richardson* 20............at North Mesquite* 23............Richardson Pearce* 27............at Mesquite Horn* 30............Lake Highlands*

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Piehler said the expectations will remain high as several players make their varsity debuts after finding success at the JV level last season. He’s confident based on the way players have stepped up in the past under similar circumstances.

“There might be a learning curve, but that’s what nondistrict is about,” Pie-

FEBRUARY 3..............at Mesquite* 6..............at Richardson Berkner* 10............Richardson* 13.............North Mesquite* 17.............at Richardson Pearce* * District 10-6A game

hler said. “We want to be tested.”

HP will play a difficult nondistrict schedule to prepare for a gauntlet in District 10-6A that will include Richardson Berkner and Mesquite, each of which won district titles last season.

“It’s a challenge, but we’re not going to back down or use that as an excuse,” he said.

Email todd.jorgenson@ peoplenewspapers.com

PLAYERS

Stephen Briggs

Hope McLaughlin

Senior, football

Junior, cross country

Briggs, a defensive back, was instrumental in a 56-0 win over Richardson Pearce, when he intercepted a pass and had a 49-yard punt return. He also posted an interception during a win over against Frisco Centennial.

McLaughlin has led the Lady Scots in every meet this season, including at the McNeil Invitational in Round Rock, when she set a new personal record. She finished third overall at The Colony Cougar Invitational.

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Scots Cause Racket at 6A Classification HP seeking another state team crown

By Sam Stollenwerck

Special Contributor Even at the Class 6A level, it appears that once again no one can out-match the Highland Park tennis team.

After finishing the regular season with a perfect 14-0 record, the Scots will aim for their 16th state team title on Nov. 5-6 in Austin. They have won 10 titles in the past 11 seasons.

“We’ve really done well this year,” said top boys singles player Tristan Stitt. “Even with the addition of seven new boys in the lineup, our team has shown that we can still come out and win.”

Winning is familiar for the Scots, made only sweeter con-

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The Highland Park tennis team finished the regular season with a 14-0 record. sidering Highland Park’s jump to 6A prior to this season.

“Be it 6A, 5A, 4A, or 3A, we expect to win,” said head coach Dan Holden. “Our competitors will be more challenging this year considering that we will

be facing the Austin area [in the regional tournament], but we are right where we need to be. Our momentum is perfectly timed for the playoffs.”

Despite the expectation of another state championship,

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Munoz, a middle blocker, has been the top hitter during District 10-6A play.

She had a team-high 20 kills against Richardson, and paced the Lady Scots with 13 kills against both Richardson Pearce and North Mesquite.

Ken, a wide receiver, had 10 catches for 160 yards and three touchdowns in a 54-0 win over Prosper, and also led the Scots in receiving during a 56-0 victory over Richardson Pearce, when he also scored a touchdown.

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the team has been pushing to maintain an edge over opponents. It’s not uncommon to see the Scots on the court before sunrise, and after dark.

“Business as usual,” Holden said.

HP will try to qualify for state at the 6A Region II tournament beginning Oct. 31 in Mansfield.

“Even under pressure we play to win,” said senior Mac McCullough. “It’s just what we do.”

The success of the team yields plenty of individual accomplishments, as well. For example, senior Margo Taylor recently gave a verbal commitment to play at the University of Tennessee next year.

“I’m really excited about being able to play at such a competitive level,” Taylor said. “It feels as though all my efforts have paid off.”

Taylor is one of several members of the current HP roster to already have a state title under their belt.

“Margo has been on the court since she was 9,” Holden said. “She has everything it takes to compete at the level expected of her. We are all very proud.”

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Behind Every Door is just one example of an area outreach ministry that’s gaining ground—quite literally.

The nonprofit invests resources in C-grade apartment complexes and turns them into safe, affordable housing for low-income families. Willow Pond and Village Oaks in South Dallas, a combined 40-acres with more than 860 homes, are two recent success stories.

The Dallas ministry, together with residents and more than 30 area businesses, churches and nonprofits, form the heartbeat of the project, turning formerly crime-riddled housing into safe communities. Tutoring, worship programs including vacation Bible school, art, sports and music camps, and other regular activities that touch the lives of young people and families create what Behind Every Door calls “vigorous and wonderful change.”

“There is a story behind every door, and when you get to know someone’s story, as friends you can begin to work together for a neighborhood transition,” says Will Dowell, Executive Director of Behind Every Door. Dowell and his staff oversee summer

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